Morocco vs Sri Lanka: Population by age group
Morocco
2.95 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.70 million people
in 2023
Morocco rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Population by age group over time
- Morocco
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 2.95 million people against 2.70 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 255,100 people.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Morocco ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 280,074 people | 476,444 people | 196,370 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 391,046 people | 420,921 people | 29,874 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 509,786 people | 544,118 people | 34,333 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 591,990 people | 772,802 people | 180,812 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 964,806 people | 1.05 million people | 82,934 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.42 million people | 1.33 million people | 87,548 people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 1.92 million people | 86,112 people | Morocco |
| 2020s | 2.74 million people | 2.55 million people | 188,222 people | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Morocco or Sri Lanka?
- Morocco, at 2.95 million people against 2.70 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Morocco and Sri Lanka?
- 255,100 people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Sri Lanka rank globally for population by age group?
- Morocco ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.