The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,697,192 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 1.1 times bigger than Morocco's.
- Morocco is ranked the 41st most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 0.98% of the world: 0.47% for Morocco vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, Morocco has had an average growth rate of +1.09% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.4M people to 38.7M (27.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.7M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
Morocco vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
38697192
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42727988
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| Population rank | 41/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.47% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
1.43 minutes
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
50.1 seconds
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.2 minutes
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -46,802 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,010 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +368,668 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.98% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 105/197 | 14/197 |
Morocco and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,624,933 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,931,085 | 5,655,232 | 2.63% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 12,253,092 | 5,782,221 | 2.7% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 12,577,502 | 5,911,135 | 2.65% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 12,898,886 | 6,048,006 | 2.56% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 13,239,171 | 6,195,593 | 2.64% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 13,597,065 | 6,351,494 | 2.7% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 13,968,175 | 6,516,444 | 2.73% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 14,347,899 | 6,690,524 | 2.72% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 14,734,255 | 6,875,859 | 2.69% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 15,129,449 | 7,065,279 | 2.68% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 15,527,225 | 7,257,462 | 2.63% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 15,924,692 | 7,460,068 | 2.56% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 16,326,269 | 7,672,796 | 2.52% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 16,733,842 | 7,896,783 | 2.5% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 17,150,786 | 8,133,598 | 2.49% | 3% |
| 1976 | 17,574,182 | 8,384,113 | 2.47% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 18,014,756 | 8,648,222 | 2.51% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 18,477,385 | 8,926,586 | 2.57% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 18,955,589 | 9,224,194 | 2.59% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 19,459,943 | 9,543,358 | 2.66% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 19,985,401 | 9,882,362 | 2.7% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 20,520,318 | 10,241,006 | 2.68% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 21,060,696 | 10,621,499 | 2.63% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 21,593,778 | 11,025,597 | 2.53% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 22,113,953 | 11,453,825 | 2.41% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 22,600,803 | 11,901,040 | 2.2% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 23,054,392 | 12,369,912 | 2.01% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 23,500,524 | 12,859,708 | 1.94% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 23,939,414 | 13,364,174 | 1.87% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 24,375,551 | 13,887,862 | 1.82% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 24,799,014 | 14,430,201 | 1.74% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 25,212,468 | 14,989,494 | 1.67% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 25,614,586 | 15,563,914 | 1.59% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 26,000,822 | 16,149,147 | 1.51% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 26,399,429 | 16,740,058 | 1.53% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 26,808,107 | 17,313,177 | 1.55% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 27,213,337 | 17,873,936 | 1.51% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 27,621,648 | 18,446,013 | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 28,027,179 | 19,029,420 | 1.47% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 28,423,435 | 19,624,141 | 1.41% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 28,814,643 | 20,226,147 | 1.38% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 29,198,142 | 20,835,086 | 1.33% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 29,571,415 | 21,456,379 | 1.28% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 29,953,018 | 22,095,167 | 1.29% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 30,358,144 | 22,790,085 | 1.35% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 30,771,178 | 23,543,083 | 1.36% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 31,186,468 | 24,318,082 | 1.35% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 31,606,767 | 25,111,941 | 1.35% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 32,030,778 | 25,927,724 | 1.34% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 32,467,016 | 26,754,387 | 1.36% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 32,912,588 | 27,582,897 | 1.37% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 33,355,241 | 28,433,647 | 1.34% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 33,787,571 | 29,312,952 | 1.3% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 34,204,780 | 30,226,309 | 1.23% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 34,607,588 | 31,159,379 | 1.18% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 35,023,457 | 32,109,010 | 1.2% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 35,446,392 | 33,090,921 | 1.21% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 35,839,760 | 34,085,182 | 1.11% | 3% |
| 2019 | 36,210,898 | 35,111,408 | 1.04% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 36,584,208 | 36,134,863 | 1.03% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 36,954,442 | 37,140,230 | 1.01% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 37,329,064 | 38,222,876 | 1.01% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 37,712,505 | 39,390,799 | 1.03% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 38,081,173 | 40,583,164 | 0.98% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 38,430,771 | 41,773,871 | 0.92% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 38,762,439 | 42,961,650 | 0.86% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 39,080,092 | 44,145,620 | 0.82% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 39,384,122 | 45,323,685 | 0.78% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 39,674,554 | 46,497,573 | 0.74% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 39,953,461 | 47,667,649 | 0.7% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 40,221,736 | 48,827,503 | 0.67% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 40,477,986 | 49,979,089 | 0.64% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 40,722,975 | 51,129,867 | 0.61% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 40,957,241 | 52,279,989 | 0.58% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 41,182,092 | 53,429,308 | 0.55% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 41,398,224 | 54,578,046 | 0.52% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 41,604,025 | 55,724,259 | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 41,802,267 | 56,872,152 | 0.48% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 41,990,437 | 58,024,713 | 0.45% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 42,168,202 | 59,181,514 | 0.42% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 42,339,039 | 60,345,667 | 0.41% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 42,500,324 | 61,517,965 | 0.38% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 42,650,491 | 62,696,517 | 0.35% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 42,792,499 | 63,880,172 | 0.33% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 42,925,305 | 65,066,344 | 0.31% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 43,046,175 | 66,253,578 | 0.28% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 43,158,165 | 67,438,796 | 0.26% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 43,262,402 | 68,620,844 | 0.24% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 43,355,724 | 69,799,794 | 0.22% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 43,440,428 | 70,976,389 | 0.2% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Morocco increased by 4,249,444 people (a 14% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Morocco gained 4,089,604 (a 11.8% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2005 and is 41st in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Morocco's population will grow by 12.3% to 43,440,428 people with a rank change from 41st to 50th. The population of Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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Population differences between Morocco and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 32.5 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.23 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 221 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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