Morocco vs Tanzania: Urban and rural population

Morocco
24.26 million
in 2025
Tanzania
26.02 million
in 2025
Morocco rank
39th
Tanzania rank
37th

Urban and rural population over time

  • Morocco
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 26.02 million against 24.26 million in Morocco, a difference of 1.76 million.

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

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

Morocco ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 2.79 million 383,220 2.40 million Morocco
1960s 4.15 million 574,665 3.57 million Morocco
1970s 6.36 million 1.71 million 4.65 million Morocco
1980s 9.70 million 3.75 million 5.95 million Morocco
1990s 13.43 million 6.06 million 7.37 million Morocco
2000s 16.74 million 9.59 million 7.15 million Morocco
2010s 20.75 million 15.99 million 4.77 million Morocco
2020s 23.48 million 23.20 million 280,517 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population, Morocco or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 26.02 million against 24.26 million in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population between Morocco and Tanzania?
1.76 million, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Tanzania?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Tanzania rank globally for urban and rural population?
Morocco ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed