Ecuador vs Morocco: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants

Ecuador
0.1%
in 2020
Morocco
0.2%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
98th
Morocco rank
97th

Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time

  • Ecuador
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 98th and Morocco ranks 97th of 144 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 6.1% 4.6% 1.4% Ecuador
1970s 0.3% 2.9% 2.6% Morocco
1980s 1.2% 1.3% 0.2% Morocco
1990s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% Morocco
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Morocco
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Ecuador
2020s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Ecuador or Morocco?
Morocco, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Ecuador and Morocco?
0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Morocco?
13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Morocco rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
Ecuador ranks 98th and Morocco ranks 97th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,685 data points, 1955–2020
Last refreshed

Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.