Urban population growth in Morocco
The urban population of Morocco changed by 1.43% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Morocco, 2025
1.43%
Change from 2024
+0.26percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
98th of 217
Urban population growth in Morocco over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.43% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.17% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.28% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.32% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.37% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.43% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.47% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.58% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 1.71% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 1.73% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.73% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.88% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.08% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.24% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.34% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.38% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.39% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.39% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.35% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.29% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.18% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 2.01% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.92% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.92% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1.94% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.26 percentage points from 1.17% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.73%, the figure has changed by −0.30 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Morocco has the 98th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Morocco
All statistics for Morocco
Urban population share
63.1%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.91%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
37,712,505 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.23 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.00%
2023 · UN Population Division