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Population in Morocco compared to Uruguay: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 11.5 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Morocco vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Uruguay
2100 38,181,184 2,256,741
2099 38,411,679 2,279,899
2098 38,639,306 2,303,351
2097 38,863,211 2,326,987
2096 39,084,772 2,350,799
2095 39,302,453 2,374,835
2094 39,515,556 2,398,960
2093 39,726,709 2,423,269
2092 39,934,218 2,447,646
2091 40,138,565 2,472,126
2090 40,337,690 2,496,514
2089 40,532,151 2,520,852
2088 40,718,654 2,545,052
2087 40,902,624 2,569,100
2086 41,085,174 2,592,974
2085 41,264,970 2,616,629
2084 41,438,801 2,640,001
2083 41,604,865 2,663,150
2082 41,768,393 2,686,021
2081 41,927,610 2,708,594
2080 42,082,087 2,730,883
2079 42,233,228 2,752,831
2078 42,377,404 2,774,432
2077 42,515,702 2,795,709
2076 42,648,054 2,816,677
2075 42,775,325 2,837,308
2074 42,898,811 2,857,709
2073 43,017,234 2,877,721
2072 43,128,932 2,897,543
2071 43,232,517 2,917,097
2070 43,332,679 2,936,478
2069 43,423,419 2,955,616
2068 43,507,485 2,974,445
2067 43,586,077 2,992,987
2066 43,654,657 3,011,309
2065 43,723,648 3,029,441
2064 43,781,054 3,047,343
2063 43,828,593 3,065,064
2062 43,871,197 3,082,642
2061 43,902,710 3,100,006
2060 43,927,001 3,117,149
2059 43,942,510 3,133,952
2058 43,944,996 3,150,250
2057 43,939,695 3,166,055
2056 43,927,624 3,181,373
2055 43,902,661 3,196,072
2054 43,866,486 3,210,110
2053 43,819,100 3,223,395
2052 43,759,239 3,235,973
2051 43,688,144 3,247,888
2050 43,605,074 3,259,108
2049 43,517,919 3,269,675
2048 43,417,554 3,279,610
2047 43,308,462 3,288,969
2046 43,192,511 3,297,696
2045 43,065,569 3,305,917
2044 42,925,634 3,313,556
2043 42,780,215 3,320,565
2042 42,623,872 3,326,955
2041 42,456,113 3,332,884
2040 42,280,578 3,338,277
2039 42,098,906 3,343,295
2038 41,902,451 3,347,790
2037 41,700,541 3,351,911
2036 41,488,891 3,355,671
2035 41,266,216 3,359,126
2034 41,037,058 3,362,276
2033 40,795,454 3,365,250
2032 40,544,755 3,368,057
2031 40,280,535 3,370,727
2030 40,005,642 3,373,273
2029 39,720,087 3,375,805
2028 39,422,016 3,378,198
2027 39,109,148 3,380,504
2026 38,783,685 3,382,789
2025 38,442,658 3,384,805
2024 38,081,173 3,386,588
2023 37,712,505 3,388,081
2022 37,329,064 3,390,913
2021 36,954,442 3,396,695
2020 36,584,208 3,398,968
2019 36,210,898 3,397,206
2018 35,839,760 3,394,534
2017 35,446,392 3,388,438
2016 35,023,457 3,379,283
2015 34,607,588 3,368,017
2014 34,204,780 3,356,334
2013 33,787,571 3,345,337
2012 33,355,241 3,335,401
2011 32,912,588 3,326,825
2010 32,467,016 3,318,580
2009 32,030,778 3,310,091
2008 31,606,767 3,302,177
2007 31,186,468 3,295,153
2006 30,771,178 3,289,506
2005 30,358,144 3,285,771
2004 29,953,018 3,283,148
2003 29,571,415 3,281,186
2002 29,198,142 3,278,867
2001 28,814,643 3,274,251
2000 28,423,435 3,266,206
1999 28,027,179 3,254,015
1998 27,621,648 3,239,280
1997 27,213,337 3,223,345
1996 26,808,107 3,206,324
1995 26,399,429 3,189,440
1994 26,000,822 3,172,834
1993 25,614,586 3,156,345
1992 25,212,468 3,139,702
1991 24,799,014 3,122,354
1990 24,375,551 3,104,403
1989 23,939,414 3,086,255
1988 23,500,524 3,067,961
1987 23,054,392 3,049,896
1986 22,600,803 3,032,845
1985 22,113,953 3,017,037
1984 21,593,778 3,002,488
1983 21,060,696 2,988,778
1982 20,520,318 2,975,492
1981 19,985,401 2,963,246
1980 19,459,943 2,951,953
1979 18,955,589 2,939,903
1978 18,477,385 2,925,715
1977 18,014,756 2,909,461
1976 17,574,182 2,891,392
1975 17,150,786 2,872,320
1974 16,733,842 2,853,944
1973 16,326,269 2,837,133
1972 15,924,692 2,821,644
1971 15,527,225 2,806,462
1970 15,129,449 2,790,807
1969 14,734,255 2,773,974
1968 14,347,899 2,754,606
1967 13,968,175 2,732,277
1966 13,597,065 2,707,646
1965 13,239,171 2,681,169
1964 12,898,886 2,653,180
1963 12,577,502 2,623,766
1962 12,253,092 2,593,298
1961 11,931,085 2,562,044
1960 11,624,933 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Morocco's population will grow by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people with a rank change from 41st to 50th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Uruguay
2100 -0.6% -1.02%
2099 -0.59% -1.02%
2098 -0.58% -1.02%
2097 -0.57% -1.01%
2096 -0.55% -1.01%
2095 -0.54% -1.01%
2094 -0.53% -1%
2093 -0.52% -1%
2092 -0.51% -0.99%
2091 -0.49% -0.98%
2090 -0.48% -0.97%
2089 -0.46% -0.95%
2088 -0.45% -0.94%
2087 -0.44% -0.92%
2086 -0.44% -0.9%
2085 -0.42% -0.89%
2084 -0.4% -0.87%
2083 -0.39% -0.85%
2082 -0.38% -0.83%
2081 -0.37% -0.82%
2080 -0.36% -0.8%
2079 -0.34% -0.78%
2078 -0.33% -0.76%
2077 -0.31% -0.74%
2076 -0.3% -0.73%
2075 -0.29% -0.71%
2074 -0.28% -0.7%
2073 -0.26% -0.68%
2072 -0.24% -0.67%
2071 -0.23% -0.66%
2070 -0.21% -0.65%
2069 -0.19% -0.63%
2068 -0.18% -0.62%
2067 -0.16% -0.61%
2066 -0.16% -0.6%
2065 -0.13% -0.59%
2064 -0.11% -0.58%
2063 -0.1% -0.57%
2062 -0.07% -0.56%
2061 -0.06% -0.55%
2060 -0.04% -0.54%
2059 -0.006% -0.52%
2058 0.01% -0.5%
2057 0.03% -0.48%
2056 0.06% -0.46%
2055 0.08% -0.44%
2054 0.11% -0.41%
2053 0.14% -0.39%
2052 0.16% -0.37%
2051 0.19% -0.34%
2050 0.2% -0.32%
2049 0.23% -0.3%
2048 0.25% -0.28%
2047 0.27% -0.26%
2046 0.29% -0.25%
2045 0.33% -0.23%
2044 0.34% -0.21%
2043 0.37% -0.19%
2042 0.4% -0.18%
2041 0.42% -0.16%
2040 0.43% -0.15%
2039 0.47% -0.13%
2038 0.48% -0.12%
2037 0.51% -0.11%
2036 0.54% -0.1%
2035 0.56% -0.09%
2034 0.59% -0.09%
2033 0.62% -0.08%
2032 0.66% -0.08%
2031 0.69% -0.08%
2030 0.72% -0.08%
2029 0.76% -0.07%
2028 0.8% -0.07%
2027 0.84% -0.07%
2026 0.89% -0.06%
2025 0.95% -0.05%
2024 0.98% -0.04%
2023 1.03% -0.08%
2022 1.01% -0.17%
2021 1.01% -0.07%
2020 1.03% 0.05%
2019 1.04% 0.08%
2018 1.11% 0.18%
2017 1.21% 0.27%
2016 1.2% 0.33%
2015 1.18% 0.35%
2014 1.23% 0.33%
2013 1.3% 0.3%
2012 1.34% 0.26%
2011 1.37% 0.25%
2010 1.36% 0.26%
2009 1.34% 0.24%
2008 1.35% 0.21%
2007 1.35% 0.17%
2006 1.36% 0.11%
2005 1.35% 0.08%
2004 1.29% 0.06%
2003 1.28% 0.07%
2002 1.33% 0.14%
2001 1.38% 0.25%
2000 1.41% 0.37%
1999 1.47% 0.45%
1998 1.5% 0.49%
1997 1.51% 0.53%
1996 1.55% 0.53%
1995 1.53% 0.52%
1994 1.51% 0.52%
1993 1.59% 0.53%
1992 1.67% 0.56%
1991 1.74% 0.58%
1990 1.82% 0.59%
1989 1.87% 0.6%
1988 1.94% 0.59%
1987 2.01% 0.56%
1986 2.2% 0.52%
1985 2.41% 0.48%
1984 2.53% 0.46%
1983 2.63% 0.45%
1982 2.68% 0.41%
1981 2.7% 0.38%
1980 2.66% 0.41%
1979 2.59% 0.48%
1978 2.57% 0.56%
1977 2.51% 0.62%
1976 2.47% 0.66%
1975 2.49% 0.64%
1974 2.5% 0.59%
1973 2.52% 0.55%
1972 2.56% 0.54%
1971 2.63% 0.56%
1970 2.68% 0.61%
1969 2.69% 0.7%
1968 2.72% 0.82%
1967 2.73% 0.91%
1966 2.7% 0.99%
1965 2.64% 1.05%
1964 2.56% 1.12%
1963 2.65% 1.17%
1962 2.7% 1.22%
1961 2.63% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Morocco Uruguay
Current population
38871720
3382789
Population rank 41/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.04%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
50.1 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,010 -4
Annual growth/decline +368,668 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 167/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -56,254 -1,338
Net migration rank 176/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - -1,338
2024 - -46,802 - -1,348
2023 417,213 -39,650 298 -1,501
2022 427,903 -38,594 -2,964 -1,501
2021 407,829 -47,902 -5,621 -1,482
2020 415,999 -35,474 4,048 -1,482
2019 457,307 -91,217 3,873 -2,899
2018 464,375 -88,159 7,322 -2,963
2017 471,011 -60,472 10,907 -3,091
2016 474,637 -39,302 14,008 -3,506
2015 477,654 -81,248 16,194 -4,157
2014 481,295 -72,065 16,238 -4,919
2013 492,284 -67,096 16,318 -5,647
2012 504,698 -65,251 15,520 -6,317
2011 513,305 -67,447 14,934 -6,982
2010 515,804 -70,510 16,231 -7,696
2009 509,386 -82,203 16,947 -8,510
2008 499,766 -78,912 16,838 -9,458
2007 493,526 -73,759 17,422 -10,750
2006 483,200 -72,364 17,783 -13,161
2005 474,285 -59,024 18,926 -16,086
2004 461,756 -66,749 18,067 -15,668
2003 452,650 -84,460 18,628 -17,105
2002 446,147 -67,802 20,073 -16,957
2001 452,621 -63,967 20,729 -14,620
2000 461,341 -67,569 21,060 -11,076
1999 473,071 -74,343 21,844 -7,441
1998 492,604 -80,286 22,114 -7,048
1997 500,807 -96,502 23,737 -6,938
1996 501,499 -95,331 24,635 -7,397
1995 496,573 -85,386 24,872 -8,339
1994 501,426 -115,404 24,637 -7,955
1993 507,707 -121,254 24,212 -7,922
1992 525,680 -107,911 24,847 -7,850
1991 539,850 -130,717 25,422 -7,714
1990 535,506 -97,711 25,699 -7,499
1989 538,996 -104,509 25,322 -7,229
1988 545,800 -102,484 25,071 -6,582
1987 553,005 -104,029 24,469 -6,833
1986 558,105 -99,905 24,505 -8,046
1985 560,810 -45,336 23,988 -8,832
1984 564,159 -39,319 23,684 -9,730
1983 566,301 -24,988 24,146 -10,671
1982 564,904 -25,471 25,224 -12,131
1981 552,936 -22,553 24,968 -13,577
1980 534,448 -13,899 25,451 -14,252
1979 515,554 -27,374 27,456 -14,552
1978 498,834 -30,600 30,076 -14,611
1977 489,173 -32,161 31,321 -14,280
1976 482,130 -58,019 33,199 -14,096
1975 474,631 -51,968 33,393 -14,350
1974 464,147 -52,927 32,221 -14,512
1973 455,699 -51,772 30,213 -14,312
1972 446,449 -47,226 28,896 -13,817
1971 435,104 -39,385 28,584 -13,288
1970 426,015 -26,168 28,737 -12,727
1969 414,931 -24,389 28,805 -11,149
1968 407,437 -25,267 29,103 -8,028
1967 400,594 -23,309 29,514 -5,938
1966 391,881 -26,945 30,293 -4,599
1965 383,989 -33,139 30,807 -3,542
1964 375,835 -46,106 31,340 -2,623
1963 369,250 -56,214 31,824 -1,707
1962 363,843 -28,071 31,441 -623
1961 348,650 -40,413 30,975 703
1960 323,499 -19,434 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.3% of the population change in Morocco is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people). In Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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