Ecuador vs Morocco: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Ecuador
63.4%
in 2025
Morocco
63.1%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
129th
Morocco rank
131st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Ecuador
- Morocco
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 63.4% against 63.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 129th and Morocco ranks 131st of 238 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1600s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1700s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1710s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1720s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1730s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1740s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1750s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1760s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 1770s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 1780s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 1790s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 1800s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 1810s | 7.7% | 7.3% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 1820s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1830s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 16.0% | 15.1% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 17.5% | 16.6% | 1.0% | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 19.2% | 18.1% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 21.0% | 19.9% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 23.0% | 21.7% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 25.2% | 23.8% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 31.3% | 27.6% | 3.7% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 36.9% | 31.5% | 5.4% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 37.3% | 4.8% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 44.4% | 6.5% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 51.2% | 6.6% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 55.4% | 6.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 60.3% | 2.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 62.6% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Ecuador or Morocco?
- Ecuador, at 63.4% against 63.1% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Ecuador and Morocco?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Morocco?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Morocco rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Ecuador ranks 129th and Morocco ranks 131st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.