Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6313 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Morocco, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.6313 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.6313 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2935 people per person, in 1960.
That places Morocco 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2935 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2966 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3015 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3066 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3117 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3169 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3223 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3277 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3334 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3391 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3449 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.35 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.357 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3632 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3696 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3761 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3828 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3896 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3965 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4037 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.411 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4184 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4263 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4329 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4399 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.447 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4542 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4615 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4695 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4771 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4843 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4915 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4981 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5044 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5122 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5176 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5221 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.526 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5296 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5328 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5359 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.539 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5422 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5458 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5498 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5544 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5596 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5653 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5713 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5773 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5833 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.589 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5943 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5991 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.603 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6064 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6097 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6128 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6157 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6184 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6209 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6232 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6251 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6267 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.628 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6313 people per person | +0.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.6313 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.6313 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3149 people per person | 0.2935 people per person | 0.3391 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3733 people per person | 0.3449 people per person | 0.4037 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4438 people per person | 0.411 people per person | 0.4771 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5119 people per person | 0.4843 people per person | 0.5328 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5541 people per person | 0.5359 people per person | 0.5773 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6032 people per person | 0.5833 people per person | 0.6184 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6259 people per person | 0.6209 people per person | 0.6313 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More population data for Morocco
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 45,045 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7868 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8403 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 84.89 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.68 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Morocco?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Morocco was 0.6313 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6313 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2935 people per person in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.