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Population Pyramid of Morocco2024

Total population
38.1M
Median age
30.5
Peak year
2058
Peak population
43.7M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 8.9M · median age 19.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 19.5M · median age 17.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 28.4M · median age 22.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 38.1M · median age 30.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 43.4M · median age 38.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 37.9M · median age 49.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Morocco presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 30.5 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 25.6% of the population; people 65 and older account for 8.1%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Morocco's peak population in 2058.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 8.9 million with median age 19.3. Projected 2100 values are 37.9 million and median age 49.1.

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