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Morocco

Population

38,862,672

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
41st
Share of world
0.47%
Annual change
+331,6710.96%

Population of Morocco

10M20M30M40M50M60M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202638.9M2050 projection43.4M↑ 12% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 38,862,672. 2050 projection: 43,440,431.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Morocco. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202638,762,4410.96%41
202538,430,7700.99%41
202036,584,2081.03%40
201936,210,8981.04%40
201835,839,7601.11%40
201735,446,3921.21%40
201534,607,5881.29%39
201032,467,0161.35%37
200530,358,1441.33%37
200028,423,4351.49%36

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Casablanca is home to 3,190,406 people, 8.23% of Morocco's population.

City population3M1M500K
Casablanca 3.2MTangier 1.4MFez 1.2MMarrakesh 1.0MSale 956.4KMeknes 563.0KAgadir 523.2KOujda 508.7KRabat 504.0K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Casablanca3.2M8.23%
2Tangier1.4M3.49%
3Fez1.2M3.09%
4Marrakesh1.0M2.66%
5Sale956.4K2.47%
6Meknes563.0K1.45%
7Kenitra524.6K1.35%
8Agadir523.2K1.35%
9Oujda508.7K1.31%
10Rabat504.0K1.30%

Morocco by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Morocco is home to an estimated 38,862,672 people, the 41st largest population in the world.
Daily change
Morocco has a net population change of approximately 887 people per day, driven by 1,681 births, 627 deaths, and net emigration of 167 people.
Share of world
Morocco makes up 0.47% of the world's population and 2.45% of Africa's.
Density
86.9 people per km² of land (224.9 per mi²), ranking 128th among countries and territories.
Urban living
63.13% of people live in urban areas.

Morocco Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 53100+ years, female: 21695–99 years, male: 1,18795–99 years, female: 3,41890–94 years, male: 9,98790–94 years, female: 21,36985–89 years, male: 43,15885–89 years, female: 76,76280–84 years, male: 119,42380–84 years, female: 179,49275–79 years, male: 263,52275–79 years, female: 313,93970–74 years, male: 483,73170–74 years, female: 506,36365–69 years, male: 677,23665–69 years, female: 699,50160–64 years, male: 803,57460–64 years, female: 852,36855–59 years, male: 924,97255–59 years, female: 945,17450–54 years, male: 1,076,37450–54 years, female: 1,087,23445–49 years, male: 1,227,08745–49 years, female: 1,227,50240–44 years, male: 1,374,37540–44 years, female: 1,361,06635–39 years, male: 1,464,76835–39 years, female: 1,411,85730–34 years, male: 1,465,05030–34 years, female: 1,405,21125–29 years, male: 1,470,22425–29 years, female: 1,394,92220–24 years, male: 1,521,82320–24 years, female: 1,453,41715–19 years, male: 1,692,12415–19 years, female: 1,607,22810–14 years, male: 1,697,65210–14 years, female: 1,606,4255–9 years, male: 1,644,6835–9 years, female: 1,570,7030–4 years, male: 1,572,1130–4 years, female: 1,505,161100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M1.5M1.5M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

31.1 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

75.9 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.39%

Female

49.61%

Life expectancy 73.7Life expectancy 78.1

Ethnicity

99%

Arab-Berber

  • Arab-Berber99%
  • Other1%
Data notes

Source estimate: est.

Religion

99%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim99%
  • Other1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Muslim: official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia

Other: includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Morocco United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Planning Commission