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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Morocco was 38,081,173 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Morocco's population is 38,871,720 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.11 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 0.99% 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 2006, the population of Morocco has increased from 30.8M people to 38.9M (26.3% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Morocco vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Morocco Yemen
2100 38,181,184 111,531,602
2099 38,411,679 111,216,538
2098 38,639,306 110,873,896
2097 38,863,211 110,513,248
2096 39,084,772 110,125,357
2095 39,302,453 109,718,989
2094 39,515,556 109,287,747
2093 39,726,709 108,834,256
2092 39,934,218 108,350,834
2091 40,138,565 107,845,139
2090 40,337,690 107,319,234
2089 40,532,151 106,769,903
2088 40,718,654 106,198,480
2087 40,902,624 105,606,248
2086 41,085,174 104,994,691
2085 41,264,970 104,356,315
2084 41,438,801 103,704,067
2083 41,604,865 103,033,111
2082 41,768,393 102,348,794
2081 41,927,610 101,642,012
2080 42,082,087 100,920,728
2079 42,233,228 100,179,245
2078 42,377,404 99,422,962
2077 42,515,702 98,654,481
2076 42,648,054 97,862,812
2075 42,775,325 97,057,105
2074 42,898,811 96,230,615
2073 43,017,234 95,389,748
2072 43,128,932 94,528,518
2071 43,232,517 93,646,094
2070 43,332,679 92,750,891
2069 43,423,419 91,836,719
2068 43,507,485 90,906,457
2067 43,586,077 89,961,778
2066 43,654,657 88,998,844
2065 43,723,648 88,022,210
2064 43,781,054 87,033,422
2063 43,828,593 86,020,867
2062 43,871,197 84,985,459
2061 43,902,710 83,934,120
2060 43,927,001 82,867,105
2059 43,942,510 81,781,887
2058 43,944,996 80,678,032
2057 43,939,695 79,563,835
2056 43,927,624 78,436,146
2055 43,902,661 77,296,391
2054 43,866,486 76,143,587
2053 43,819,100 74,985,186
2052 43,759,239 73,813,387
2051 43,688,144 72,631,340
2050 43,605,074 71,436,891
2049 43,517,919 70,243,074
2048 43,417,554 69,043,876
2047 43,308,462 67,843,741
2046 43,192,511 66,638,116
2045 43,065,569 65,433,874
2044 42,925,634 64,230,423
2043 42,780,215 63,031,296
2042 42,623,872 61,838,177
2041 42,456,113 60,651,763
2040 42,280,578 59,475,172
2039 42,098,906 58,303,694
2038 41,902,451 57,135,690
2037 41,700,541 55,973,689
2036 41,488,891 54,809,098
2035 41,266,216 53,641,994
2034 41,037,058 52,476,195
2033 40,795,454 51,307,469
2032 40,544,755 50,140,351
2031 40,280,535 48,969,961
2030 40,005,642 47,786,079
2029 39,720,087 46,594,926
2028 39,422,016 45,403,313
2027 39,109,148 44,203,683
2026 38,783,685 43,000,078
2025 38,442,658 41,792,731
2024 38,081,173 40,583,164
2023 37,712,505 39,390,799
2022 37,329,064 38,222,876
2021 36,954,442 37,140,230
2020 36,584,208 36,134,863
2019 36,210,898 35,111,408
2018 35,839,760 34,085,182
2017 35,446,392 33,090,921
2016 35,023,457 32,109,010
2015 34,607,588 31,159,379
2014 34,204,780 30,226,309
2013 33,787,571 29,312,952
2012 33,355,241 28,433,647
2011 32,912,588 27,582,897
2010 32,467,016 26,754,387
2009 32,030,778 25,927,724
2008 31,606,767 25,111,941
2007 31,186,468 24,318,082
2006 30,771,178 23,543,083
2005 30,358,144 22,790,085
2004 29,953,018 22,095,167
2003 29,571,415 21,456,379
2002 29,198,142 20,835,086
2001 28,814,643 20,226,147
2000 28,423,435 19,624,141
1999 28,027,179 19,029,420
1998 27,621,648 18,446,013
1997 27,213,337 17,873,936
1996 26,808,107 17,313,177
1995 26,399,429 16,740,058
1994 26,000,822 16,149,147
1993 25,614,586 15,563,914
1992 25,212,468 14,989,494
1991 24,799,014 14,430,201
1990 24,375,551 13,887,862
1989 23,939,414 13,364,174
1988 23,500,524 12,859,708
1987 23,054,392 12,369,912
1986 22,600,803 11,901,040
1985 22,113,953 11,453,825
1984 21,593,778 11,025,597
1983 21,060,696 10,621,499
1982 20,520,318 10,241,006
1981 19,985,401 9,882,362
1980 19,459,943 9,543,358
1979 18,955,589 9,224,194
1978 18,477,385 8,926,586
1977 18,014,756 8,648,222
1976 17,574,182 8,384,113
1975 17,150,786 8,133,598
1974 16,733,842 7,896,783
1973 16,326,269 7,672,796
1972 15,924,692 7,460,068
1971 15,527,225 7,257,462
1970 15,129,449 7,065,279
1969 14,734,255 6,875,859
1968 14,347,899 6,690,524
1967 13,968,175 6,516,444
1966 13,597,065 6,351,494
1965 13,239,171 6,195,593
1964 12,898,886 6,048,006
1963 12,577,502 5,911,135
1962 12,253,092 5,782,221
1961 11,931,085 5,655,232
1960 11,624,933 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Morocco increased by 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Morocco gained 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Morocco was ranked 37th most populous country in 2006 and is 41st in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Morocco
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Morocco Yemen
2100 -0.6% 0.28%
2099 -0.59% 0.31%
2098 -0.58% 0.33%
2097 -0.57% 0.35%
2096 -0.55% 0.37%
2095 -0.54% 0.39%
2094 -0.53% 0.42%
2093 -0.52% 0.45%
2092 -0.51% 0.47%
2091 -0.49% 0.49%
2090 -0.48% 0.51%
2089 -0.46% 0.54%
2088 -0.45% 0.56%
2087 -0.44% 0.58%
2086 -0.44% 0.61%
2085 -0.42% 0.63%
2084 -0.4% 0.65%
2083 -0.39% 0.67%
2082 -0.38% 0.7%
2081 -0.37% 0.71%
2080 -0.36% 0.74%
2079 -0.34% 0.76%
2078 -0.33% 0.78%
2077 -0.31% 0.81%
2076 -0.3% 0.83%
2075 -0.29% 0.86%
2074 -0.28% 0.88%
2073 -0.26% 0.91%
2072 -0.24% 0.94%
2071 -0.23% 0.97%
2070 -0.21% 1%
2069 -0.19% 1.02%
2068 -0.18% 1.05%
2067 -0.16% 1.08%
2066 -0.16% 1.11%
2065 -0.13% 1.14%
2064 -0.11% 1.18%
2063 -0.1% 1.22%
2062 -0.07% 1.25%
2061 -0.06% 1.29%
2060 -0.04% 1.33%
2059 -0.006% 1.37%
2058 0.01% 1.4%
2057 0.03% 1.44%
2056 0.06% 1.47%
2055 0.08% 1.51%
2054 0.11% 1.54%
2053 0.14% 1.59%
2052 0.16% 1.63%
2051 0.19% 1.67%
2050 0.2% 1.7%
2049 0.23% 1.74%
2048 0.25% 1.77%
2047 0.27% 1.81%
2046 0.29% 1.84%
2045 0.33% 1.87%
2044 0.34% 1.9%
2043 0.37% 1.93%
2042 0.4% 1.96%
2041 0.42% 1.98%
2040 0.43% 2.01%
2039 0.47% 2.04%
2038 0.48% 2.08%
2037 0.51% 2.12%
2036 0.54% 2.18%
2035 0.56% 2.22%
2034 0.59% 2.28%
2033 0.62% 2.33%
2032 0.66% 2.39%
2031 0.69% 2.48%
2030 0.72% 2.56%
2029 0.76% 2.62%
2028 0.8% 2.71%
2027 0.84% 2.8%
2026 0.89% 2.89%
2025 0.95% 2.98%
2024 0.98% 3.03%
2023 1.03% 3.06%
2022 1.01% 2.92%
2021 1.01% 2.78%
2020 1.03% 2.91%
2019 1.04% 3.01%
2018 1.11% 3%
2017 1.21% 3.06%
2016 1.2% 3.05%
2015 1.18% 3.09%
2014 1.23% 3.12%
2013 1.3% 3.09%
2012 1.34% 3.08%
2011 1.37% 3.1%
2010 1.36% 3.19%
2009 1.34% 3.25%
2008 1.35% 3.26%
2007 1.35% 3.29%
2006 1.36% 3.3%
2005 1.35% 3.15%
2004 1.29% 2.98%
2003 1.28% 2.98%
2002 1.33% 3.01%
2001 1.38% 3.07%
2000 1.41% 3.13%
1999 1.47% 3.16%
1998 1.5% 3.2%
1997 1.51% 3.24%
1996 1.55% 3.42%
1995 1.53% 3.66%
1994 1.51% 3.76%
1993 1.59% 3.83%
1992 1.67% 3.88%
1991 1.74% 3.91%
1990 1.82% 3.92%
1989 1.87% 3.92%
1988 1.94% 3.96%
1987 2.01% 3.94%
1986 2.2% 3.9%
1985 2.41% 3.88%
1984 2.53% 3.8%
1983 2.63% 3.72%
1982 2.68% 3.63%
1981 2.7% 3.55%
1980 2.66% 3.46%
1979 2.59% 3.33%
1978 2.57% 3.22%
1977 2.51% 3.15%
1976 2.47% 3.08%
1975 2.49% 3%
1974 2.5% 2.92%
1973 2.52% 2.85%
1972 2.56% 2.79%
1971 2.63% 2.72%
1970 2.68% 2.75%
1969 2.69% 2.77%
1968 2.72% 2.67%
1967 2.73% 2.6%
1966 2.7% 2.52%
1965 2.64% 2.44%
1964 2.56% 2.32%
1963 2.65% 2.23%
1962 2.7% 2.25%
1961 2.63% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Morocco grew by 0.98%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Morocco Yemen
Current population
38871720
43325643
Population rank 41/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.47% 0.52%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
50.1 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
2.78 minutes
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 104/197 13/197
One migration net change every
9.37 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -56,254 -16,291
Net migration rank 176/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 111,069 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 129/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 182/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Morocco
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Morocco Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -56,254 - -16,291
2024 - -46,802 - -10,482
2023 417,213 -39,650 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 427,903 -38,594 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 407,829 -47,902 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 415,999 -35,474 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 457,307 -91,217 1,056,432 2,129
2018 464,375 -88,159 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 471,011 -60,472 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 474,637 -39,302 975,697 -6,492
2015 477,654 -81,248 939,922 -9,883
2014 481,295 -72,065 920,330 15,764
2013 492,284 -67,096 884,929 5,697
2012 504,698 -65,251 845,645 22,349
2011 513,305 -67,447 806,359 27,184
2010 515,804 -70,510 803,246 20,269
2009 509,386 -82,203 798,911 30,919
2008 499,766 -78,912 779,123 22,621
2007 493,526 -73,759 764,780 21,210
2006 483,200 -72,364 750,082 13,940
2005 474,285 -59,024 726,708 15,283
2004 461,756 -66,749 710,493 -62,641
2003 452,650 -84,460 694,457 -64,737
2002 446,147 -67,802 672,494 -59,648
2001 452,621 -63,967 658,704 -53,698
2000 461,341 -67,569 646,694 -47,713
1999 473,071 -74,343 633,166 -42,731
1998 492,604 -80,286 615,488 -39,096
1997 500,807 -96,502 604,443 -36,694
1996 501,499 -95,331 588,786 -35,043
1995 496,573 -85,386 607,966 -15,485
1994 501,426 -115,404 602,363 -13,040
1993 507,707 -121,254 595,459 -14,332
1992 525,680 -107,911 582,072 -14,372
1991 539,850 -130,717 565,837 -14,964
1990 535,506 -97,711 549,654 -15,847
1989 538,996 -104,509 530,464 -16,876
1988 545,800 -102,484 513,296 -17,952
1987 553,005 -104,029 493,337 -9,097
1986 558,105 -99,905 464,665 -11,151
1985 560,810 -45,336 455,576 -14,660
1984 564,159 -39,319 434,674 -19,143
1983 566,301 -24,988 414,823 -22,152
1982 564,904 -25,471 392,302 -23,981
1981 552,936 -22,553 374,482 -25,499
1980 534,448 -13,899 355,767 -26,740
1979 515,554 -27,374 336,378 -27,090
1978 498,834 -30,600 312,439 -26,524
1977 489,173 -32,161 296,115 -25,305
1976 482,130 -58,019 281,078 -23,669
1975 474,631 -51,968 266,815 -23,192
1974 464,147 -52,927 252,737 -22,726
1973 455,699 -51,772 240,235 -22,282
1972 446,449 -47,226 229,322 -21,826
1971 435,104 -39,385 219,095 -21,386
1970 426,015 -26,168 207,613 -20,966
1969 414,931 -24,389 196,305 -4,121
1968 407,437 -25,267 182,518 -4,031
1967 400,594 -23,309 173,637 -3,959
1966 391,881 -26,945 164,091 -3,874
1965 383,989 -33,139 155,398 -3,797
1964 375,835 -46,106 147,299 -3,712
1963 369,250 -56,214 133,781 -3,640
1962 363,843 -28,071 131,262 -3,572
1961 348,650 -40,413 129,787 -3,503
1960 323,499 -19,434 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/morocco/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 111,069 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Morocco, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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