Morocco vs Romania: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Morocco
8.01 million people
in 2020
Romania
8.78 million people
in 2020
Morocco rank
46th
Romania rank
43rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Morocco
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 8.78 million people against 8.01 million people in Morocco, a difference of 771,390 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 46th and Romania ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.98 million people | 9.44 million people | 4.45 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 5.67 million people | 9.80 million people | 4.13 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 6.31 million people | 10.27 million people | 3.96 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.00 million people | 10.39 million people | 3.38 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 7.50 million people | 10.06 million people | 2.56 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 7.75 million people | 9.65 million people | 1.90 million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.87 million people | 9.13 million people | 1.27 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.01 million people | 8.78 million people | 771,390 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Morocco or Romania?
- Romania, at 8.78 million people against 8.01 million people in Morocco as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Morocco and Romania?
- 771,390 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Romania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Morocco and Romania rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Morocco ranks 46th and Romania ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.