Morocco vs Romania: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Morocco
66.8%
in 2025
Romania
65.4%
in 2025
Morocco rank
103rd
Romania rank
105th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Morocco
- Romania
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 66.8% against 65.4% in Romania, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 105th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 35 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Romania | 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Morocco |
| 1600s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Morocco |
| 1700s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Morocco |
| 1710s | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1.9% | Morocco |
| 1720s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | Morocco |
| 1730s | 3.5% | 1.0% | 2.5% | Morocco |
| 1740s | 3.9% | 1.0% | 2.9% | Morocco |
| 1750s | 4.2% | 1.0% | 3.2% | Morocco |
| 1760s | 4.6% | 1.0% | 3.6% | Morocco |
| 1770s | 5.1% | 1.0% | 4.1% | Morocco |
| 1780s | 5.6% | 1.0% | 4.6% | Morocco |
| 1790s | 6.1% | 1.0% | 5.1% | Morocco |
| 1800s | 6.7% | 1.0% | 5.7% | Morocco |
| 1810s | 7.3% | 1.1% | 6.2% | Morocco |
| 1820s | 8.0% | 1.4% | 6.6% | Morocco |
| 1830s | 8.8% | 1.8% | 7.0% | Morocco |
| 1840s | 9.6% | 2.2% | 7.4% | Morocco |
| 1850s | 10.5% | 2.8% | 7.7% | Morocco |
| 1860s | 11.5% | 3.5% | 8.0% | Morocco |
| 1870s | 12.6% | 4.3% | 8.3% | Morocco |
| 1880s | 13.8% | 5.4% | 8.4% | Morocco |
| 1890s | 15.1% | 6.7% | 8.4% | Morocco |
| 1900s | 16.6% | 8.4% | 8.1% | Morocco |
| 1910s | 18.1% | 10.5% | 7.6% | Morocco |
| 1920s | 19.9% | 13.2% | 6.7% | Morocco |
| 1930s | 21.7% | 16.5% | 5.3% | Morocco |
| 1940s | 23.8% | 20.6% | 3.2% | Morocco |
| 1950s | 26.7% | 29.9% | 3.1% | Romania |
| 1960s | 29.8% | 36.6% | 6.9% | Romania |
| 1970s | 36.9% | 42.5% | 5.6% | Romania |
| 1980s | 44.5% | 49.4% | 4.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 53.9% | 2.7% | Romania |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 55.2% | 0.4% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 60.1% | 1.0% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 64.4% | 1.3% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Morocco or Romania?
- Morocco, at 66.8% against 65.4% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Morocco and Romania?
- 1.4%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Romania rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Morocco ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 105th 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.