Morocco vs Syria
Morocco vs Syria: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 63.1% in Morocco and 72.1% in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Syria, by 8.9 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Morocco.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Morocco.
- In 2025, Morocco ranked 122 and Syria ranked 88 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Morocco at 76.5% and Syria at 80.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Morocco | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.1 | 72.1 |
| 2024 | 62.8 | 72.1 |
| 2023 | 62.7 | 72.2 |
| 2022 | 62.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 62.3 | 73 |
| 2020 | 62.1 | 73.4 |
| 2019 | 61.8 | 73.8 |
| 2018 | 61.6 | 74.1 |
| 2017 | 61.3 | 74.5 |
| 2016 | 61 | 75.2 |
| 2015 | 60.6 | 75.8 |
| 2014 | 60.3 | 76 |
| 2013 | 59.9 | 73.1 |
| 2012 | 59.4 | 65.1 |
| 2011 | 58.9 | 58.5 |
| 2010 | 58.3 | 55.7 |
| 2009 | 57.7 | 55 |
| 2008 | 57.1 | 54.6 |
| 2007 | 56.5 | 54.3 |
| 2006 | 56 | 54.1 |
| 2005 | 55.4 | 53.8 |
| 2004 | 55 | 53.5 |
| 2003 | 54.6 | 53.1 |
| 2002 | 54.2 | 52.7 |
| 2001 | 53.9 | 52.3 |
| 2000 | 53.6 | 51.9 |
| 1999 | 53.3 | 51.5 |
| 1998 | 53 | 51.1 |
| 1997 | 52.6 | 50.7 |
| 1996 | 52.2 | 50.4 |
| 1995 | 51.8 | 50.1 |
| 1994 | 51.2 | 49.8 |
| 1993 | 50.4 | 49.5 |
| 1992 | 49.8 | 49.3 |
| 1991 | 49.2 | 49.1 |
| 1990 | 48.4 | 48.8 |
| 1989 | 47.7 | 48.7 |
| 1988 | 47 | 48.5 |
| 1987 | 46.2 | 48.3 |
| 1986 | 45.4 | 48.1 |
| 1985 | 44.7 | 47.9 |
| 1984 | 44 | 47.7 |
| 1983 | 43.3 | 47.5 |
| 1982 | 42.6 | 47.3 |
| 1981 | 41.8 | 47 |
| 1980 | 41.1 | 46.7 |
| 1979 | 40.4 | 46.4 |
| 1978 | 39.7 | 46.1 |
| 1977 | 39 | 45.8 |
| 1976 | 38.3 | 45.5 |
| 1975 | 37.6 | 45.2 |
| 1974 | 37 | 44.8 |
| 1973 | 36.3 | 44.5 |
| 1972 | 35.7 | 44.1 |
| 1971 | 35 | 43.8 |
| 1970 | 34.5 | 43.4 |
| 1969 | 33.9 | 43.1 |
| 1968 | 33.3 | 42.7 |
| 1967 | 32.8 | 42.4 |
| 1966 | 32.2 | 42 |
| 1965 | 31.7 | 41.7 |
| 1964 | 31.2 | 41.4 |
| 1963 | 30.7 | 41.1 |
| 1962 | 30.2 | 40.7 |
| 1961 | 29.7 | 40.4 |
| 1960 | 29.4 | 40 |
| 1959 | 29.1 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | 28.8 | 39.2 |
| 1957 | 28.5 | 38.8 |
| 1956 | 28.2 | 38.4 |
| 1955 | 27.9 | 38 |
| 1954 | 27.5 | 37.5 |
| 1953 | 27.2 | 37 |
| 1952 | 26.8 | 36.5 |
| 1951 | 26.4 | 35.9 |
| 1950 | 25.9 | 35.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Morocco | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63.5 | 72.1 |
| 2027 | 63.8 | 72.1 |
| 2028 | 64.2 | 72.2 |
| 2029 | 64.6 | 72.2 |
| 2030 | 65 | 72.3 |
| 2031 | 65.4 | 72.4 |
| 2032 | 65.9 | 72.5 |
| 2033 | 66.3 | 72.7 |
| 2034 | 66.8 | 72.9 |
| 2035 | 67.3 | 73.1 |
| 2036 | 67.8 | 73.3 |
| 2037 | 68.3 | 73.5 |
| 2038 | 68.9 | 73.8 |
| 2039 | 69.4 | 74.2 |
| 2040 | 70 | 74.6 |
| 2041 | 70.6 | 75 |
| 2042 | 71.2 | 75.4 |
| 2043 | 71.8 | 75.9 |
| 2044 | 72.4 | 76.5 |
| 2045 | 73.1 | 77.1 |
| 2046 | 73.7 | 77.7 |
| 2047 | 74.4 | 78.4 |
| 2048 | 75.1 | 79.2 |
| 2049 | 75.8 | 80 |
| 2050 | 76.5 | 80.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Morocco vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010