Kiribati vs Morocco: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Kiribati
63.4%
in 2025
Morocco
63.1%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
130th
Morocco rank
131st

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Kiribati
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 63.4% against 63.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Kiribati ranks 130th and Morocco ranks 131st of 238 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Morocco Difference Ahead
1950s 12.5% 27.6% 15.1% Morocco
1960s 19.9% 31.5% 11.6% Morocco
1970s 27.7% 37.3% 9.7% Morocco
1980s 33.5% 44.4% 10.9% Morocco
1990s 37.2% 51.2% 14.0% Morocco
2000s 44.3% 55.4% 11.2% Morocco
2010s 51.4% 60.3% 8.9% Morocco
2020s 61.0% 62.6% 1.6% Morocco

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, Kiribati or Morocco?
Kiribati, 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 Kiribati and Morocco?
0.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Morocco?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Morocco rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Kiribati ranks 130th 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

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); 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
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.