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

Morocco
24.26 million people
in 2025
Poland
22.92 million people
in 2025
Morocco rank
39th
Poland rank
41st

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Morocco
  • Poland
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 24.26 million people against 22.92 million people in Poland, a difference of 1.34 million people.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

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

Morocco ranks 39th and Poland ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 2.79 million people 11.68 million people 8.89 million people Poland
1960s 4.15 million people 15.53 million people 11.39 million people Poland
1970s 6.36 million people 18.60 million people 12.24 million people Poland
1980s 9.70 million people 22.18 million people 12.48 million people Poland
1990s 13.43 million people 23.56 million people 10.13 million people Poland
2000s 16.74 million people 23.45 million people 6.71 million people Poland
2010s 20.75 million people 23.09 million people 2.34 million people Poland
2020s 23.48 million people 22.97 million people 512,650 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, Morocco or Poland?
Morocco, at 24.26 million people against 22.92 million people in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Morocco and Poland?
1.34 million people, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Poland?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Poland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Morocco ranks 39th and Poland ranks 41st 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.