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Population in Morocco

Morocco: Population was 37.71 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
37.71 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
41st
of 238 countries
All-time high
37.71 million people
in 2023
All-time low
1.50 million people
in 1500
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Morocco, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 37.71 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Morocco peaked at 37.71 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million people, in 1500.

That places Morocco 41st out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 1
1100s 1.90 million people 1.90 million people 1.90 million people 1
1200s 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1
1300s 2.01 million people 2.01 million people 2.01 million people 1
1400s 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1
1500s 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1
1600s 2.25 million people 2.25 million people 2.25 million people 1
1700s 1.75 million people 1.75 million people 1.75 million people 1
1710s 1.83 million people 1.83 million people 1.83 million people 1
1720s 1.91 million people 1.91 million people 1.91 million people 1
1730s 1.98 million people 1.98 million people 1.98 million people 1
1740s 2.06 million people 2.06 million people 2.06 million people 1
1750s 2.14 million people 2.14 million people 2.14 million people 1
1760s 2.22 million people 2.22 million people 2.22 million people 1
1770s 2.30 million people 2.30 million people 2.30 million people 1
1780s 2.38 million people 2.38 million people 2.38 million people 1
1790s 2.45 million people 2.45 million people 2.45 million people 1
1800s 2.54 million people 2.50 million people 2.58 million people 10
1810s 2.64 million people 2.59 million people 2.68 million people 10
1820s 2.71 million people 2.69 million people 2.74 million people 10
1830s 2.76 million people 2.74 million people 2.79 million people 10
1840s 2.82 million people 2.79 million people 2.85 million people 10
1850s 2.98 million people 2.86 million people 3.11 million people 10
1860s 3.29 million people 3.14 million people 3.44 million people 10
1870s 3.63 million people 3.47 million people 3.80 million people 10
1880s 4.01 million people 3.84 million people 4.19 million people 10
1890s 4.43 million people 4.24 million people 4.62 million people 10
1900s 5.02 million people 4.68 million people 5.38 million people 10
1910s 5.59 million people 5.44 million people 5.73 million people 10
1920s 6.05 million people 5.77 million people 6.36 million people 10
1930s 6.96 million people 6.45 million people 7.52 million people 10
1940s 8.19 million people 7.64 million people 8.77 million people 10
1950s 10.07 million people 8.94 million people 11.32 million people 10
1960s 13.12 million people 11.62 million people 14.73 million people 10
1970s 16.98 million people 15.13 million people 18.96 million people 10
1980s 21.78 million people 19.46 million people 23.94 million people 10
1990s 26.21 million people 24.38 million people 28.03 million people 10
2000s 30.19 million people 28.42 million people 32.03 million people 10
2010s 34.39 million people 32.47 million people 36.21 million people 10
2020s 37.15 million people 36.58 million people 37.71 million people 4

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  4. 42 Angola 36.75 million people compare
  5. 43 Uzbekistan 35.65 million people compare
  6. 44 Malaysia 35.13 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Morocco?
Population in Morocco was 37.71 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 37.71 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million people in 1500.
How does Morocco rank for population?
Morocco ranks 41st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.