Australia vs Morocco: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Australia
23.66 million people
in 2025
Morocco
24.26 million people
in 2025
Australia rank
40th
Morocco rank
39th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Australia
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 24.26 million people against 23.66 million people in Australia, a difference of 599,100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Morocco Difference Ahead
1950s 7.20 million people 2.79 million people 4.41 million people Australia
1960s 9.35 million people 4.15 million people 5.20 million people Australia
1970s 11.77 million people 6.36 million people 5.41 million people Australia
1980s 13.47 million people 9.70 million people 3.78 million people Australia
1990s 15.37 million people 13.43 million people 1.93 million people Australia
2000s 17.37 million people 16.74 million people 630,350 people Australia
2010s 20.65 million people 20.75 million people 102,310 people Morocco
2020s 23.03 million people 23.48 million people 449,183 people Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Australia or Morocco?
Morocco, at 24.26 million people against 23.66 million people in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Australia and Morocco?
599,100 people, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Morocco?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Australia and Morocco rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Australia ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.