World population growth in Morocco
Morocco: World population growth was -0.6% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.6%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
168th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 1959
All-time low
-0.6%
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Morocco, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Morocco is -0.6%, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Morocco peaked at 2.8% in 1959 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2100.
Morocco ranks 168th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.3% | — |
| 1800 | 0.3% | -237.0% |
| 1900 | 1.2% | +254.8% |
| 1905 | 1.6% | +31.3% |
| 1910 | 1.2% | -28.2% |
| 1915 | 0.5% | -57.2% |
| 1920 | 0.7% | +51.5% |
| 1925 | 1.1% | +47.7% |
| 1930 | 1.4% | +24.1% |
| 1935 | 1.8% | +28.2% |
| 1940 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 1945 | 1.5% | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 2.4% | +63.4% |
| 1951 | 2.5% | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 1961 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2026 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 2027 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2028 | 0.8% | -5.5% |
| 2029 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2030 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2031 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2032 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2033 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2034 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2035 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2036 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2037 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2038 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2039 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2040 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2041 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2042 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2043 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2044 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2045 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2046 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 2047 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2048 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2050 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2051 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 2052 | 0.1% | -16.0% |
| 2053 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
| 2054 | 0.1% | -24.1% |
| 2055 | 0.1% | -30.5% |
| 2056 | 0.0% | -52.6% |
| 2057 | 0.0% | -55.6% |
| 2058 | -0.0% | -150.0% |
| 2059 | -0.0% | +483.3% |
| 2060 | -0.1% | +57.1% |
| 2061 | -0.1% | +30.9% |
| 2062 | -0.1% | +34.7% |
| 2063 | -0.1% | +12.4% |
| 2064 | -0.1% | +20.2% |
| 2065 | -0.2% | +20.6% |
| 2066 | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2067 | -0.2% | +14.6% |
| 2068 | -0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2069 | -0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2070 | -0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2071 | -0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2072 | -0.3% | +7.9% |
| 2073 | -0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2074 | -0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2075 | -0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2076 | -0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2077 | -0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2078 | -0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2079 | -0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2080 | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2081 | -0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2082 | -0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2083 | -0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2084 | -0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2085 | -0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2086 | -0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2087 | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2088 | -0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2089 | -0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2090 | -0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2091 | -0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2092 | -0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2093 | -0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2094 | -0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2095 | -0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2096 | -0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2097 | -0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2098 | -0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2099 | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2100 | -0.6% | +2.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's -0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's -0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2059 | -483.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1900 | +254.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 1800 | +237.0% | -0.3% | 0.3% |
| 2058 | -150.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1950 | +63.4% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| 1920 | +51.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 1 |
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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)
- Population density 84.89 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.68 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Morocco?
- World population growth in Morocco was -0.6% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1959.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2100.
- How does Morocco rank for world population growth?
- Morocco ranks 168th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.