Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Morocco
10.20 million people
in 2050
Papua New Guinea
10.08 million people
in 2050
Morocco rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Morocco
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 10.20 million people against 10.08 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 118,500 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 890,178 people | 1.11 million people | Morocco |
| 1100s | 1.90 million people | 932,567 people | 967,363 people | Morocco |
| 1200s | 1.80 million people | 976,973 people | 822,837 people | Morocco |
| 1300s | 2.01 million people | 1.02 million people | 985,860 people | Morocco |
| 1400s | 1.80 million people | 1.07 million people | 726,050 people | Morocco |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 1.12 million people | 372,440 people | Morocco |
| 1600s | 2.23 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.05 million people | Morocco |
| 1700s | 1.70 million people | 1.23 million people | 472,320 people | Morocco |
| 1710s | 1.77 million people | 1.24 million people | 537,920 people | Morocco |
| 1720s | 1.85 million people | 1.24 million people | 604,470 people | Morocco |
| 1730s | 1.91 million people | 1.24 million people | 670,030 people | Morocco |
| 1740s | 1.98 million people | 1.25 million people | 734,520 people | Morocco |
| 1750s | 2.05 million people | 1.25 million people | 797,790 people | Morocco |
| 1760s | 2.12 million people | 1.26 million people | 859,710 people | Morocco |
| 1770s | 2.18 million people | 1.26 million people | 920,130 people | Morocco |
| 1780s | 2.24 million people | 1.27 million people | 978,870 people | Morocco |
| 1790s | 2.30 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.04 million people | Morocco |
| 1800s | 2.36 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.09 million people | Morocco |
| 1810s | 2.42 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.14 million people | Morocco |
| 1820s | 2.47 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.19 million people | Morocco |
| 1830s | 2.90 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.61 million people | Morocco |
| 1840s | 3.31 million people | 1.29 million people | 2.02 million people | Morocco |
| 1850s | 3.71 million people | 1.29 million people | 2.41 million people | Morocco |
| 1860s | 4.09 million people | 1.30 million people | 2.80 million people | Morocco |
| 1870s | 4.47 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.17 million people | Morocco |
| 1880s | 4.82 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.52 million people | Morocco |
| 1890s | 5.16 million people | 1.30 million people | 3.86 million people | Morocco |
| 1900s | 5.48 million people | 1.30 million people | 4.17 million people | Morocco |
| 1910s | 5.77 million people | 1.31 million people | 4.47 million people | Morocco |
| 1920s | 6.04 million people | 1.39 million people | 4.65 million people | Morocco |
| 1930s | 6.27 million people | 1.47 million people | 4.80 million people | Morocco |
| 1940s | 6.48 million people | 1.56 million people | 4.92 million people | Morocco |
| 1950s | 7.28 million people | 1.69 million people | 5.59 million people | Morocco |
| 1960s | 8.97 million people | 2.09 million people | 6.88 million people | Morocco |
| 1970s | 10.62 million people | 2.44 million people | 8.18 million people | Morocco |
| 1980s | 12.09 million people | 2.96 million people | 9.12 million people | Morocco |
| 1990s | 12.77 million people | 3.93 million people | 8.85 million people | Morocco |
| 2000s | 13.45 million people | 5.60 million people | 7.84 million people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 13.63 million people | 7.48 million people | 6.15 million people | Morocco |
| 2020s | 14.06 million people | 8.99 million people | 5.08 million people | Morocco |
| 2030s | 13.48 million people | 9.87 million people | 3.61 million people | Morocco |
| 2040s | 11.64 million people | 10.17 million people | 1.48 million people | Morocco |
| 2050s | 10.20 million people | 10.08 million people | 118,500 people | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?
- Morocco, at 10.20 million people against 10.08 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 118,500 people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Morocco ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.