Cameroon vs Morocco: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Cameroon
67.5%
in 2025
Morocco
66.8%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
101st
Morocco rank
103rd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Cameroon
- Morocco
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 67.5% against 66.8% in Morocco, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Morocco ahead.
Cameroon ranks 101st and Morocco ranks 103rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Morocco |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Morocco |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Morocco |
| 1710s | 1.1% | 2.9% | 1.8% | Morocco |
| 1720s | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Morocco |
| 1730s | 1.3% | 3.5% | 2.2% | Morocco |
| 1740s | 1.4% | 3.9% | 2.4% | Morocco |
| 1750s | 1.6% | 4.2% | 2.7% | Morocco |
| 1760s | 1.7% | 4.6% | 2.9% | Morocco |
| 1770s | 1.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | Morocco |
| 1780s | 2.1% | 5.6% | 3.5% | Morocco |
| 1790s | 2.3% | 6.1% | 3.8% | Morocco |
| 1800s | 2.5% | 6.7% | 4.2% | Morocco |
| 1810s | 2.7% | 7.3% | 4.6% | Morocco |
| 1820s | 3.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% | Morocco |
| 1830s | 3.2% | 8.8% | 5.5% | Morocco |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 9.6% | 6.0% | Morocco |
| 1850s | 3.9% | 10.5% | 6.6% | Morocco |
| 1860s | 4.3% | 11.5% | 7.2% | Morocco |
| 1870s | 4.7% | 12.6% | 7.9% | Morocco |
| 1880s | 5.1% | 13.8% | 8.7% | Morocco |
| 1890s | 5.6% | 15.1% | 9.5% | Morocco |
| 1900s | 6.1% | 16.6% | 10.4% | Morocco |
| 1910s | 6.7% | 18.1% | 11.4% | Morocco |
| 1920s | 7.4% | 19.9% | 12.5% | Morocco |
| 1930s | 8.1% | 21.7% | 13.7% | Morocco |
| 1940s | 8.8% | 23.8% | 15.0% | Morocco |
| 1950s | 11.7% | 26.7% | 15.0% | Morocco |
| 1960s | 17.4% | 29.8% | 12.3% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 36.9% | 10.5% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 44.5% | 8.7% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 51.2% | 6.0% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 55.6% | 1.5% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 61.1% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.6% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Cameroon or Morocco?
- Cameroon, at 67.5% against 66.8% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Cameroon and Morocco?
- 0.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Morocco?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Morocco rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Cameroon ranks 101st and Morocco ranks 103rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.