Urban Population: Morocco
Morocco's urban population is currently 62.8% as of 2024. # Morocco Urban Population Morocco's urban population reached 62.
Current (2024)
62.8%
+0.2% y/y
Peak (2024)
62.8%
Low (1960)
29.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Morocco
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Morocco
Analysis# Morocco Urban Population
Morocco's urban population reached 62.8% in 2024, matching its all-time peak for the year. This represents a dramatic transformation from 1960, when only 29.355% of Moroccans lived in urban areas—a total increase of 113.9% over six decades. The country has sustained steady urbanization throughout this period, reflecting broader regional patterns of migration from rural to metropolitan centers.
The past decade shows consistent growth, with Morocco's urban population climbing from 60.642% in 2015 to 62.8% in 2024. Year-over-year gains have remained modest but steady, averaging approximately 0.23 percentage points annually since 2015. This trajectory suggests Morocco's urbanization rate is stabilizing at or near current levels, with further increases likely to decelerate as the country approaches the saturation point typical of middle-income nations.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.8% | +0.20% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | +0.26% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +0.31% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +0.36% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +0.40% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.44% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +0.48% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.51% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.53% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +0.56% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +0.66% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +0.90% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +0.98% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +1.04% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +1.06% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +1.05% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +1.01% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +0.94% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +0.84% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.73% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | +0.65% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +0.60% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +0.58% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +0.58% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +0.61% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +0.67% |
| 1997 | 52.6% | +0.75% |
| 1996 | 52.2% | +0.87% |
| 1995 | 51.8% | +1.06% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +1.54% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | +1.26% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +1.34% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +1.48% |
| 1990 | 48.4% | +1.53% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +1.62% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | +1.72% |
| 1987 | 46.2% | +1.62% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | +1.61% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +1.62% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | +1.62% |
| 1983 | 43.3% | +1.55% |
| 1982 | 42.6% | +1.89% |
| 1981 | 41.8% | +1.80% |
| 1980 | 41.1% | +1.81% |
| 1979 | 40.4% | +1.80% |
| 1978 | 39.7% | +1.79% |
| 1977 | 39.0% | +1.77% |
| 1976 | 38.3% | +1.78% |
| 1975 | 37.6% | +1.76% |
| 1974 | 37.0% | +1.75% |
| 1973 | 36.3% | +1.75% |
| 1972 | 35.7% | +1.99% |
| 1971 | 35.0% | +1.49% |
| 1970 | 34.5% | +1.71% |
| 1969 | 33.9% | +1.71% |
| 1968 | 33.3% | +1.72% |
| 1967 | 32.8% | +1.69% |
| 1966 | 32.2% | +1.71% |
| 1965 | 31.7% | +1.67% |
| 1964 | 31.2% | +1.67% |
| 1963 | 30.7% | +1.67% |
| 1962 | 30.2% | +1.66% |
| 1961 | 29.7% | +1.04% |
| 1960 | 29.4% | — |
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