India vs Morocco: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
India
0.1%
in 2020
Morocco
0.2%
in 2020
India rank
100th
Morocco rank
97th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- India
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was India ahead.
India ranks 100th and Morocco ranks 97th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | India |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 4.6% | 3.8% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.8% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 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, India or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 0.2% against 0.1% in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between India and Morocco?
- 0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Morocco?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do India and Morocco rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- India ranks 100th 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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About this data
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.