Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Morocco
Morocco: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 10.20 million people in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
10.20 million people
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
51st
of 238 countries
All-time high
14.17 million people
in 2025
All-time low
1.50 million people
in 1500
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Morocco, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Morocco stood at 10.20 million people.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Morocco peaked at 14.17 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million people, in 1500.
Morocco ranks 51st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Morocco, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.00 million people | — |
| 1100 | 1.90 million people | -5.0% |
| 1200 | 1.80 million people | -5.3% |
| 1300 | 2.01 million people | +11.6% |
| 1400 | 1.80 million people | -10.5% |
| 1500 | 1.50 million people | -16.8% |
| 1600 | 2.23 million people | +49.1% |
| 1700 | 1.70 million people | -23.6% |
| 1710 | 1.77 million people | +4.1% |
| 1720 | 1.85 million people | +4.0% |
| 1730 | 1.91 million people | +3.8% |
| 1740 | 1.98 million people | +3.6% |
| 1750 | 2.05 million people | +3.4% |
| 1760 | 2.12 million people | +3.2% |
| 1770 | 2.18 million people | +3.0% |
| 1780 | 2.24 million people | +2.9% |
| 1790 | 2.30 million people | +2.7% |
| 1800 | 2.36 million people | +2.6% |
| 1810 | 2.42 million people | +2.4% |
| 1820 | 2.47 million people | +2.2% |
| 1830 | 2.90 million people | +17.0% |
| 1840 | 3.31 million people | +14.2% |
| 1850 | 3.71 million people | +12.1% |
| 1860 | 4.09 million people | +10.4% |
| 1870 | 4.47 million people | +9.1% |
| 1880 | 4.82 million people | +8.0% |
| 1890 | 5.16 million people | +7.0% |
| 1900 | 5.48 million people | +6.1% |
| 1910 | 5.77 million people | +5.4% |
| 1920 | 6.04 million people | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 6.27 million people | +3.9% |
| 1940 | 6.48 million people | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 6.63 million people | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 6.75 million people | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 6.88 million people | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 7.02 million people | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 7.17 million people | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 7.33 million people | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 7.49 million people | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 7.67 million people | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 7.85 million people | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 8.03 million people | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 8.21 million people | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 8.39 million people | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 8.56 million people | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 8.72 million people | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 8.88 million people | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 9.04 million people | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 9.21 million people | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 9.39 million people | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 9.56 million people | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 9.74 million people | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 9.91 million people | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 10.09 million people | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 10.24 million people | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 10.40 million people | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 10.55 million people | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 10.70 million people | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 10.85 million people | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 11.00 million people | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 11.15 million people | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 11.30 million people | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 11.46 million people | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 11.62 million people | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 11.77 million people | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 11.94 million people | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 12.10 million people | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 12.23 million people | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 12.34 million people | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 12.41 million people | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 12.47 million people | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 12.52 million people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 12.57 million people | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 12.61 million people | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 12.65 million people | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 12.69 million people | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 12.68 million people | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 12.74 million people | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 12.81 million people | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 12.90 million people | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.99 million people | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.09 million people | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.19 million people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 13.28 million people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.37 million people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 13.43 million people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.49 million people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.53 million people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.55 million people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.56 million people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.55 million people | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.54 million people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.53 million people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.53 million people | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.53 million people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.55 million people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.58 million people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.62 million people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.67 million people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.73 million people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.77 million people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.82 million people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.87 million people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 13.93 million people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.99 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.08 million people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.17 million people | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 14.17 million people | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 14.16 million people | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 14.13 million people | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 14.10 million people | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 14.04 million people | -0.4% |
| 2030 | 13.98 million people | -0.5% |
| 2031 | 13.90 million people | -0.6% |
| 2032 | 13.81 million people | -0.6% |
| 2033 | 13.71 million people | -0.7% |
| 2034 | 13.59 million people | -0.8% |
| 2035 | 13.47 million people | -0.9% |
| 2036 | 13.33 million people | -1.0% |
| 2037 | 13.18 million people | -1.1% |
| 2038 | 13.02 million people | -1.2% |
| 2039 | 12.84 million people | -1.3% |
| 2040 | 12.66 million people | -1.4% |
| 2041 | 12.46 million people | -1.5% |
| 2042 | 12.26 million people | -1.7% |
| 2043 | 12.04 million people | -1.8% |
| 2044 | 11.81 million people | -1.9% |
| 2045 | 11.57 million people | -2.0% |
| 2046 | 11.32 million people | -2.2% |
| 2047 | 11.05 million people | -2.3% |
| 2048 | 10.78 million people | -2.5% |
| 2049 | 10.50 million people | -2.6% |
| 2050 | 10.20 million people | -2.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 10.20 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39 million people, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 10.20 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.86 million people, 5.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +49.1% | 1.50 million people | 2.23 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 2.23 million people | 2.23 million people | 2.23 million people | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.70 million people | 1.70 million people | 1.70 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.77 million people | 1.77 million people | 1.77 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.85 million people | 1.85 million people | 1.85 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.91 million people | 1.91 million people | 1.91 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.98 million people | 1.98 million people | 1.98 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.05 million people | 2.05 million people | 2.05 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.12 million people | 2.12 million people | 2.12 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.18 million people | 2.18 million people | 2.18 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.24 million people | 2.24 million people | 2.24 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.30 million people | 2.30 million people | 2.30 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.36 million people | 2.36 million people | 2.36 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.42 million people | 2.42 million people | 2.42 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.47 million people | 2.47 million people | 2.47 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.90 million people | 2.90 million people | 2.90 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.31 million people | 3.31 million people | 3.31 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.71 million people | 3.71 million people | 3.71 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.09 million people | 4.09 million people | 4.09 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.47 million people | 4.47 million people | 4.47 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.82 million people | 4.82 million people | 4.82 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.16 million people | 5.16 million people | 5.16 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 5.48 million people | 5.48 million people | 5.48 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 5.77 million people | 5.77 million people | 5.77 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 6.04 million people | 6.04 million people | 6.04 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 6.27 million people | 6.27 million people | 6.27 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 6.48 million people | 6.48 million people | 6.48 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 7.28 million people | 6.63 million people | 8.03 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.97 million people | 8.21 million people | 9.74 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.62 million people | 9.91 million people | 11.30 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.09 million people | 11.46 million people | 12.52 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.77 million people | 12.57 million people | 13.09 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.45 million people | 13.19 million people | 13.56 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.63 million people | 13.53 million people | 13.82 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.06 million people | 13.87 million people | 14.17 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 13.48 million people | 12.84 million people | 13.98 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 11.64 million people | 10.50 million people | 12.66 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 10.20 million people | 10.20 million people | 10.20 million people | 1 |
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More population data for Morocco
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6063 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7868 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Morocco?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Morocco was 10.20 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 14.17 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million people in 1500.
- How does Morocco rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Morocco ranks 51st out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.