Share of the population born in another country in Morocco
Morocco: Share of the population born in another country was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population born in another country in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.3% for share of the population born in another country in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population born in another country in Morocco peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
Morocco ranks 221st of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 218 Vietnam 0.3% compare
- 219 Solomon Islands 0.3% compare
- 220 Papua New Guinea 0.3% compare
- 222 Afghanistan 0.2% compare
- 223 North Korea 0.2% compare
- 224 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
More population data for Morocco
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.68 million people (2100)
- Population density 84.89 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,470 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population born in another country in Morocco?
- Share of the population born in another country in Morocco was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population born in another country recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population born in another country recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Morocco rank for share of the population born in another country?
- Morocco ranks 221st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population born in another country rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Immigrants as a share of the total population.