Morocco vs Serbia: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Morocco
63.1%
in 2025
Serbia
62.6%
in 2025
Morocco rank
131st
Serbia rank
134th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Morocco
- Serbia
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 63.1% against 62.6% in Serbia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 131st and Serbia ranks 134th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.6% | 24.1% | 3.5% | Morocco |
| 1960s | 31.5% | 34.0% | 2.5% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 43.1% | 5.7% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 48.2% | 3.8% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 52.7% | 1.5% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 57.5% | 2.1% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 60.1% | 0.3% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 61.9% | 0.6% | 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, Morocco or Serbia?
- Morocco, at 63.1% against 62.6% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Morocco and Serbia?
- 0.5%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Serbia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Serbia rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Morocco ranks 131st and Serbia ranks 134th 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 modeled historical data.