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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 112.8 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Morocco vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Vanuatu
2100 38,181,184 883,219
2099 38,411,679 878,572
2098 38,639,306 873,798
2097 38,863,211 868,872
2096 39,084,772 863,899
2095 39,302,453 858,713
2094 39,515,556 853,379
2093 39,726,709 847,908
2092 39,934,218 842,392
2091 40,138,565 836,807
2090 40,337,690 831,106
2089 40,532,151 825,333
2088 40,718,654 819,413
2087 40,902,624 813,386
2086 41,085,174 807,304
2085 41,264,970 801,030
2084 41,438,801 794,642
2083 41,604,865 788,195
2082 41,768,393 781,693
2081 41,927,610 775,091
2080 42,082,087 768,410
2079 42,233,228 761,593
2078 42,377,404 754,638
2077 42,515,702 747,679
2076 42,648,054 740,583
2075 42,775,325 733,404
2074 42,898,811 726,144
2073 43,017,234 718,748
2072 43,128,932 711,260
2071 43,232,517 703,705
2070 43,332,679 696,123
2069 43,423,419 688,506
2068 43,507,485 680,826
2067 43,586,077 673,074
2066 43,654,657 665,248
2065 43,723,648 657,389
2064 43,781,054 649,466
2063 43,828,593 641,532
2062 43,871,197 633,599
2061 43,902,710 625,729
2060 43,927,001 617,794
2059 43,942,510 609,801
2058 43,944,996 601,770
2057 43,939,695 593,715
2056 43,927,624 585,658
2055 43,902,661 577,507
2054 43,866,486 569,335
2053 43,819,100 561,113
2052 43,759,239 552,889
2051 43,688,144 544,646
2050 43,605,074 536,304
2049 43,517,919 527,975
2048 43,417,554 519,610
2047 43,308,462 511,256
2046 43,192,511 502,817
2045 43,065,569 494,393
2044 42,925,634 485,933
2043 42,780,215 477,540
2042 42,623,872 469,142
2041 42,456,113 460,812
2040 42,280,578 452,499
2039 42,098,906 444,231
2038 41,902,451 435,987
2037 41,700,541 427,825
2036 41,488,891 419,744
2035 41,266,216 411,746
2034 41,037,058 403,811
2033 40,795,454 395,944
2032 40,544,755 388,203
2031 40,280,535 380,500
2030 40,005,642 372,841
2029 39,720,087 365,246
2028 39,422,016 357,704
2027 39,109,148 350,204
2026 38,783,685 342,728
2025 38,442,658 335,246
2024 38,081,173 327,777
2023 37,712,505 320,409
2022 37,329,064 313,046
2021 36,954,442 305,868
2020 36,584,208 298,858
2019 36,210,898 291,985
2018 35,839,760 285,259
2017 35,446,392 278,507
2016 35,023,457 272,087
2015 34,607,588 266,101
2014 34,204,780 260,240
2013 33,787,571 254,482
2012 33,355,241 248,883
2011 32,912,588 243,474
2010 32,467,016 238,248
2009 32,030,778 232,731
2008 31,606,767 226,896
2007 31,186,468 221,276
2006 30,771,178 215,923
2005 30,358,144 210,760
2004 29,953,018 205,711
2003 29,571,415 200,746
2002 29,198,142 195,863
2001 28,814,643 191,031
2000 28,423,435 186,281
1999 28,027,179 182,048
1998 27,621,648 178,313
1997 27,213,337 174,626
1996 26,808,107 170,911
1995 26,399,429 167,137
1994 26,000,822 163,314
1993 25,614,586 159,463
1992 25,212,468 155,608
1991 24,799,014 151,793
1990 24,375,551 148,063
1989 23,939,414 144,393
1988 23,500,524 140,756
1987 23,054,392 137,187
1986 22,600,803 133,720
1985 22,113,953 130,356
1984 21,593,778 127,109
1983 21,060,696 123,998
1982 20,520,318 121,035
1981 19,985,401 118,249
1980 19,459,943 115,660
1979 18,955,589 113,040
1978 18,477,385 109,963
1977 18,014,756 106,618
1976 17,574,182 103,388
1975 17,150,786 100,269
1974 16,733,842 97,260
1973 16,326,269 94,362
1972 15,924,692 91,562
1971 15,527,225 88,862
1970 15,129,449 86,266
1969 14,734,255 83,755
1968 14,347,899 81,314
1967 13,968,175 78,921
1966 13,597,065 76,590
1965 13,239,171 74,358
1964 12,898,886 72,219
1963 12,577,502 70,159
1962 12,253,092 68,174
1961 11,931,085 66,264
1960 11,624,933 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Vanuatu
2100 -0.6% 0.53%
2099 -0.59% 0.55%
2098 -0.58% 0.57%
2097 -0.57% 0.58%
2096 -0.55% 0.6%
2095 -0.54% 0.63%
2094 -0.53% 0.65%
2093 -0.52% 0.65%
2092 -0.51% 0.67%
2091 -0.49% 0.69%
2090 -0.48% 0.7%
2089 -0.46% 0.72%
2088 -0.45% 0.74%
2087 -0.44% 0.75%
2086 -0.44% 0.78%
2085 -0.42% 0.8%
2084 -0.4% 0.82%
2083 -0.39% 0.83%
2082 -0.38% 0.85%
2081 -0.37% 0.87%
2080 -0.36% 0.9%
2079 -0.34% 0.92%
2078 -0.33% 0.93%
2077 -0.31% 0.96%
2076 -0.3% 0.98%
2075 -0.29% 1%
2074 -0.28% 1.03%
2073 -0.26% 1.05%
2072 -0.24% 1.07%
2071 -0.23% 1.09%
2070 -0.21% 1.11%
2069 -0.19% 1.13%
2068 -0.18% 1.15%
2067 -0.16% 1.18%
2066 -0.16% 1.2%
2065 -0.13% 1.22%
2064 -0.11% 1.24%
2063 -0.1% 1.25%
2062 -0.07% 1.26%
2061 -0.06% 1.28%
2060 -0.04% 1.31%
2059 -0.006% 1.33%
2058 0.01% 1.36%
2057 0.03% 1.38%
2056 0.06% 1.41%
2055 0.08% 1.44%
2054 0.11% 1.47%
2053 0.14% 1.49%
2052 0.16% 1.51%
2051 0.19% 1.56%
2050 0.2% 1.58%
2049 0.23% 1.61%
2048 0.25% 1.63%
2047 0.27% 1.68%
2046 0.29% 1.7%
2045 0.33% 1.74%
2044 0.34% 1.76%
2043 0.37% 1.79%
2042 0.4% 1.81%
2041 0.42% 1.84%
2040 0.43% 1.86%
2039 0.47% 1.89%
2038 0.48% 1.91%
2037 0.51% 1.93%
2036 0.54% 1.94%
2035 0.56% 1.97%
2034 0.59% 1.99%
2033 0.62% 1.99%
2032 0.66% 2.02%
2031 0.69% 2.05%
2030 0.72% 2.08%
2029 0.76% 2.11%
2028 0.8% 2.14%
2027 0.84% 2.18%
2026 0.89% 2.23%
2025 0.95% 2.28%
2024 0.98% 2.3%
2023 1.03% 2.35%
2022 1.01% 2.35%
2021 1.01% 2.35%
2020 1.03% 2.35%
2019 1.04% 2.36%
2018 1.11% 2.42%
2017 1.21% 2.36%
2016 1.2% 2.25%
2015 1.18% 2.25%
2014 1.23% 2.26%
2013 1.3% 2.25%
2012 1.34% 2.22%
2011 1.37% 2.19%
2010 1.36% 2.37%
2009 1.34% 2.57%
2008 1.35% 2.54%
2007 1.35% 2.48%
2006 1.36% 2.45%
2005 1.35% 2.45%
2004 1.29% 2.47%
2003 1.28% 2.49%
2002 1.33% 2.53%
2001 1.38% 2.55%
2000 1.41% 2.33%
1999 1.47% 2.09%
1998 1.5% 2.11%
1997 1.51% 2.17%
1996 1.55% 2.26%
1995 1.53% 2.34%
1994 1.51% 2.41%
1993 1.59% 2.48%
1992 1.67% 2.51%
1991 1.74% 2.52%
1990 1.82% 2.54%
1989 1.87% 2.58%
1988 1.94% 2.6%
1987 2.01% 2.59%
1986 2.2% 2.58%
1985 2.41% 2.55%
1984 2.53% 2.51%
1983 2.63% 2.45%
1982 2.68% 2.36%
1981 2.7% 2.24%
1980 2.66% 2.32%
1979 2.59% 2.8%
1978 2.57% 3.14%
1977 2.51% 3.12%
1976 2.47% 3.11%
1975 2.49% 3.09%
1974 2.5% 3.07%
1973 2.52% 3.06%
1972 2.56% 3.04%
1971 2.63% 3.01%
1970 2.68% 3%
1969 2.69% 3%
1968 2.72% 3.03%
1967 2.73% 3.04%
1966 2.7% 3%
1965 2.64% 2.96%
1964 2.56% 2.94%
1963 2.65% 2.91%
1962 2.7% 2.88%
1961 2.63% 2.84%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Morocco Vanuatu
Current population
38871720
344750
Population rank 41/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.004%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
50.1 seconds
58.5 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,010 +20
Annual growth/decline +368,668 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.98% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 38/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change -56,254 -52
Net migration rank 176/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - -52
2024 - -46,802 - -43
2023 417,213 -39,650 7,359 0
2022 427,903 -38,594 7,358 0
2021 407,829 -47,902 7,199 -201
2020 415,999 -35,474 7,233 -201
2019 457,307 -91,217 7,364 -652
2018 464,375 -88,159 7,379 -638
2017 471,011 -60,472 7,371 -610
2016 474,637 -39,302 7,315 -1,235
2015 477,654 -81,248 7,220 -1,324
2014 481,295 -72,065 7,143 -1,320
2013 492,284 -67,096 7,036 -1,343
2012 504,698 -65,251 6,877 -1,369
2011 513,305 -67,447 6,715 -1,395
2010 515,804 -70,510 6,548 -1,413
2009 509,386 -82,203 6,362 -467
2008 499,766 -78,912 6,138 -372
2007 493,526 -73,759 5,842 -374
2006 483,200 -72,364 5,606 -364
2005 474,285 -59,024 5,454 -364
2004 461,756 -66,749 5,353 -349
2003 452,650 -84,460 5,258 -342
2002 446,147 -67,802 5,181 -329
2001 452,621 -63,967 5,144 -328
2000 461,341 -67,569 5,026 -339
1999 473,071 -74,343 4,871 -1,090
1998 492,604 -80,286 4,866 -1,178
1997 500,807 -96,502 4,854 -1,166
1996 501,499 -95,331 4,897 -1,154
1995 496,573 -85,386 4,945 -1,140
1994 501,426 -115,404 4,973 -1,132
1993 507,707 -121,254 4,973 -1,115
1992 525,680 -107,911 4,941 -1,095
1991 539,850 -130,717 4,859 -1,078
1990 535,506 -97,711 4,762 -1,072
1989 538,996 -104,509 4,656 -1,006
1988 545,800 -102,484 4,577 -959
1987 553,005 -104,029 4,427 -907
1986 558,105 -99,905 4,360 -938
1985 560,810 -45,336 4,219 -916
1984 564,159 -39,319 4,088 -907
1983 566,301 -24,988 3,944 -899
1982 564,904 -25,471 3,778 -897
1981 552,936 -22,553 3,592 -896
1980 534,448 -13,899 3,383 -896
1979 515,554 -27,374 3,590 -845
1978 498,834 -30,600 3,428 -15
1977 489,173 -32,161 3,285 -3
1976 482,130 -58,019 3,174 3
1975 474,631 -51,968 3,074 -15
1974 464,147 -52,927 2,968 -17
1973 455,699 -51,772 2,876 -22
1972 446,449 -47,226 2,775 -28
1971 435,104 -39,385 2,685 -40
1970 426,015 -26,168 2,597 -46
1969 414,931 -24,389 2,529 -53
1968 407,437 -25,267 2,470 -68
1967 400,594 -23,309 2,384 0
1966 391,881 -26,945 2,278 0
1965 383,989 -33,139 2,180 0
1964 375,835 -46,106 2,098 0
1963 369,250 -56,214 2,025 0
1962 363,843 -28,071 1,947 0
1961 348,650 -40,413 1,872 0
1960 323,499 -19,434 1,796 0

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

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

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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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