Morocco vs Western Sahara
Morocco vs Western Sahara: Population
Population in 2023: 37.7 million people in Morocco and 579,700 people in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Morocco, by 37.1 million people, or 65 times that in Western Sahara.
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What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Morocco ranked 41 and Western Sahara ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Morocco at 37.9 million people and Western Sahara at 831,300 people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Morocco | Western Sahara | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.7 million | 579,700 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 37.3 million | 568,700 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 37 million | 558,600 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 36.6 million | 549,400 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 36.2 million | 538,400 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 35.8 million | 525,800 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 35.5 million | 512,800 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 35 million | 499,700 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 34.6 million | 486,200 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 34.2 million | 472,600 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 33.8 million | 457,400 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 33.4 million | 441,000 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 32.9 million | 425,100 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 32.5 million | 409,700 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 32 million | 395,000 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 31.6 million | 380,800 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 31.2 million | 366,900 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 30.8 million | 352,600 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 30.4 million | 338,700 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 30 million | 325,200 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 29.6 million | 311,800 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 29.2 million | 298,500 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 28.8 million | 285,200 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 28.4 million | 271,900 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 28 million | 259,000 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 27.6 million | 246,300 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 27.2 million | 233,800 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 26.8 million | 221,400 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 26.4 million | 209,900 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 26 million | 201,900 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 25.6 million | 196,500 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 25.2 million | 190,900 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 24.8 million | 185,300 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 24.4 million | 179,500 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 23.9 million | 173,900 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 23.5 million | 168,400 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 23.1 million | 162,900 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 22.6 million | 157,400 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 22.1 million | 151,800 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 21.6 million | 146,200 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 21.1 million | 140,600 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 20.5 million | 134,500 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 20 million | 126,900 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 19.5 million | 117,400 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 19 million | 105,000 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 18.5 million | 90,890 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 18 million | 77,390 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 17.6 million | 64,490 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 17.2 million | 66,890 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 16.7 million | 76,480 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 16.3 million | 77,650 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 15.9 million | 78,250 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 15.5 million | 78,720 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 15.1 million | 71,730 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 14.7 million | 61,640 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 14.4 million | 55,980 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 14 million | 50,620 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 13.6 million | 46,520 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 13.2 million | 43,530 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 12.9 million | 40,660 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 12.6 million | 37,900 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 12.3 million | 35,250 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 11.9 million | 32,730 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 11.6 million | 30,330 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 11.3 million | 28,060 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 11 million | 25,920 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 10.7 million | 23,900 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 10.4 million | 22,000 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 10.2 million | 20,210 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 9.89 million | 18,530 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 9.64 million | 16,970 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 9.4 million | 15,530 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 9.16 million | 14,200 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 8.94 million | 12,960 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 8.77 million | – | – |
| 1948 | 8.62 million | – | – |
| 1947 | 8.5 million | – | – |
| 1946 | 8.37 million | – | – |
| 1945 | 8.25 million | – | – |
| 1944 | 8.12 million | – | – |
| 1943 | 8 million | – | – |
| 1942 | 7.89 million | – | – |
| 1941 | 7.77 million | – | – |
| 1940 | 7.64 million | 6,883 | – |
| 1939 | 7.52 million | – | – |
| 1938 | 7.39 million | – | – |
| 1937 | 7.26 million | – | – |
| 1936 | 7.14 million | – | – |
| 1935 | 7.01 million | – | – |
| 1934 | 6.89 million | – | – |
| 1933 | 6.77 million | – | – |
| 1932 | 6.65 million | – | – |
| 1931 | 6.55 million | – | – |
| 1930 | 6.45 million | 3,441 | – |
| 1929 | 6.36 million | – | – |
| 1928 | 6.28 million | – | – |
| 1927 | 6.21 million | – | – |
| 1926 | 6.15 million | – | – |
| 1925 | 6.08 million | – | – |
| 1924 | 6.01 million | – | – |
| 1923 | 5.95 million | – | – |
| 1922 | 5.88 million | – | – |
| 1921 | 5.82 million | – | – |
| 1920 | 5.77 million | 1,720 | – |
| 1919 | 5.73 million | – | – |
| 1918 | 5.69 million | – | – |
| 1917 | 5.67 million | – | – |
| 1916 | 5.64 million | – | – |
| 1915 | 5.61 million | – | – |
| 1914 | 5.58 million | – | – |
| 1913 | 5.56 million | – | – |
| 1912 | 5.53 million | – | – |
| 1911 | 5.49 million | – | – |
| 1910 | 5.44 million | 860 | – |
| 1909 | 5.38 million | – | – |
| 1908 | 5.3 million | – | – |
| 1907 | 5.22 million | – | – |
| 1906 | 5.13 million | – | – |
| 1905 | 5.05 million | – | – |
| 1904 | 4.97 million | – | – |
| 1903 | 4.89 million | – | – |
| 1902 | 4.82 million | – | – |
| 1901 | 4.75 million | – | – |
| 1900 | 4.68 million | 843 | – |
| 1899 | 4.62 million | – | – |
| 1898 | 4.57 million | – | – |
| 1897 | 4.53 million | – | – |
| 1896 | 4.49 million | – | – |
| 1895 | 4.44 million | – | – |
| 1894 | 4.4 million | – | – |
| 1893 | 4.36 million | – | – |
| 1892 | 4.32 million | – | – |
| 1891 | 4.28 million | – | – |
| 1890 | 4.24 million | 826 | – |
| 1889 | 4.19 million | – | – |
| 1888 | 4.15 million | – | – |
| 1887 | 4.11 million | – | – |
| 1886 | 4.07 million | – | – |
| 1885 | 4.03 million | – | – |
| 1884 | 3.99 million | – | – |
| 1883 | 3.95 million | – | – |
| 1882 | 3.91 million | – | – |
| 1881 | 3.87 million | – | – |
| 1880 | 3.84 million | 809 | – |
| 1879 | 3.8 million | – | – |
| 1878 | 3.76 million | – | – |
| 1877 | 3.72 million | – | – |
| 1876 | 3.69 million | – | – |
| 1875 | 3.65 million | – | – |
| 1874 | 3.61 million | – | – |
| 1873 | 3.58 million | – | – |
| 1872 | 3.54 million | – | – |
| 1871 | 3.51 million | – | – |
| 1870 | 3.47 million | 793 | – |
| 1869 | 3.44 million | – | – |
| 1868 | 3.41 million | – | – |
| 1867 | 3.37 million | – | – |
| 1866 | 3.34 million | – | – |
| 1865 | 3.31 million | – | – |
| 1864 | 3.27 million | – | – |
| 1863 | 3.24 million | – | – |
| 1862 | 3.21 million | – | – |
| 1861 | 3.18 million | – | – |
| 1860 | 3.15 million | 777 | – |
| 1859 | 3.11 million | – | – |
| 1858 | 3.08 million | – | – |
| 1857 | 3.05 million | – | – |
| 1856 | 3.02 million | – | – |
| 1855 | 2.99 million | – | – |
| 1854 | 2.96 million | – | – |
| 1853 | 2.93 million | – | – |
| 1852 | 2.91 million | – | – |
| 1851 | 2.88 million | – | – |
| 1850 | 2.86 million | 771 | – |
| 1849 | 2.85 million | – | – |
| 1848 | 2.84 million | – | – |
| 1847 | 2.83 million | – | – |
| 1846 | 2.83 million | – | – |
| 1845 | 2.82 million | – | – |
| 1844 | 2.82 million | – | – |
| 1843 | 2.81 million | – | – |
| 1842 | 2.8 million | – | – |
| 1841 | 2.8 million | – | – |
| 1840 | 2.79 million | 764 | – |
| 1839 | 2.79 million | – | – |
| 1838 | 2.78 million | – | – |
| 1837 | 2.78 million | – | – |
| 1836 | 2.77 million | – | – |
| 1835 | 2.77 million | – | – |
| 1834 | 2.76 million | – | – |
| 1833 | 2.76 million | – | – |
| 1832 | 2.75 million | – | – |
| 1831 | 2.75 million | – | – |
| 1830 | 2.74 million | 758 | – |
| 1829 | 2.74 million | – | – |
| 1828 | 2.73 million | – | – |
| 1827 | 2.73 million | – | – |
| 1826 | 2.72 million | – | – |
| 1825 | 2.72 million | – | – |
| 1824 | 2.71 million | – | – |
| 1823 | 2.7 million | – | – |
| 1822 | 2.7 million | – | – |
| 1821 | 2.69 million | – | – |
| 1820 | 2.69 million | 752 | – |
| 1819 | 2.68 million | – | – |
| 1818 | 2.67 million | – | – |
| 1817 | 2.66 million | – | – |
| 1816 | 2.65 million | – | – |
| 1815 | 2.64 million | – | – |
| 1814 | 2.63 million | – | – |
| 1813 | 2.62 million | – | – |
| 1812 | 2.61 million | – | – |
| 1811 | 2.6 million | – | – |
| 1810 | 2.59 million | 745 | – |
| 1809 | 2.58 million | – | – |
| 1808 | 2.57 million | – | – |
| 1807 | 2.57 million | – | – |
| 1806 | 2.56 million | – | – |
| 1805 | 2.55 million | – | – |
| 1804 | 2.54 million | – | – |
| 1803 | 2.53 million | – | – |
| 1802 | 2.52 million | – | – |
| 1801 | 2.51 million | – | – |
| 1800 | 2.5 million | 743 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Morocco | Western Sahara | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.1 million38 million–38.2 million | 590,500587,600–593,600 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 38.4 million38.2 million–38.6 million | 600,900591,300–610,500 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 38.8 million38.4 million–39.1 million | 610,800592,800–628,200 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 39.1 million38.6 million–39.6 million | 620,300593,200–647,200 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 39.4 million38.7 million–40 million | 629,600592,700–668,400 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 39.7 million38.9 million–40.5 million | 638,600591,200–690,500 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 40 million39 million–41 million | 647,500588,800–713,500 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 40.2 million39.1 million–41.5 million | 656,200585,000–737,500 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 40.5 million39.2 million–41.9 million | 664,600579,900–762,500 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 40.7 million39.2 million–42.4 million | 672,800575,000–789,400 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 41 million39.3 million–42.8 million | 680,600569,000–817,500 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 41.2 million39.3 million–43.2 million | 688,200562,000–846,900 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 41.4 million39.3 million–43.7 million | 695,600554,700–875,400 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 41.6 million39.3 million–44.1 million | 702,700545,300–906,100 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 41.8 million39.3 million–44.5 million | 709,500535,600–940,700 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 42 million39.4 million–44.9 million | 716,300526,200–976,500 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 42.2 million39.3 million–45.3 million | 722,900515,300–1.01 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 42.3 million39.3 million–45.7 million | 729,400500,900–1.05 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 42.5 million39.3 million–46.1 million | 735,800489,000–1.09 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 42.7 million39.3 million–46.5 million | 742,000482,300–1.13 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 42.8 million39.3 million–46.9 million | 747,800474,300–1.18 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 42.9 million39.3 million–47.2 million | 753,400464,500–1.24 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 43.1 million39.2 million–47.6 million | 758,700452,600–1.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 43.2 million39.1 million–48 million | 763,700440,700–1.36 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 43.3 million39 million–48.3 million | 768,300429,900–1.42 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 43.4 million38.9 million–48.7 million | 772,800419,000–1.49 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 43.4 million38.8 million–49 million | 777,300407,400–1.57 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 43.5 million38.7 million–49.4 million | 781,600395,000–1.65 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 43.6 million38.6 million–49.7 million | 785,700385,700–1.75 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 43.6 million38.5 million–50 million | 789,800378,200–1.86 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 43.7 million38.3 million–50.3 million | 793,600368,100–1.97 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 43.7 million38.1 million–50.6 million | 797,100359,500–2.09 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 43.7 million37.9 million–50.9 million | 800,200351,300–2.21 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 43.7 million37.7 million–51.2 million | 803,100338,700–2.33 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 43.7 million37.5 million–51.5 million | 805,700325,900–2.44 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 43.7 million37.3 million–51.8 million | 807,900316,800–2.56 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 43.7 million37.1 million–52.1 million | 810,000308,800–2.69 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 43.7 million36.8 million–52.4 million | 812,000299,700–2.83 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 43.6 million36.5 million–52.7 million | 814,100290,800–2.97 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 43.6 million36.3 million–52.9 million | 815,800283,500–3.13 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 43.6 million36 million–53.3 million | 817,500273,800–3.31 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 43.5 million35.7 million–53.5 million | 819,000261,600–3.49 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 43.4 million35.4 million–53.8 million | 820,400254,000–3.65 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 43.3 million35.1 million–54 million | 821,600247,700–3.79 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 43.3 million34.8 million–54.3 million | 822,700239,400–3.96 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 43.2 million34.6 million–54.6 million | 823,500231,200–4.12 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 43.1 million34.3 million–54.8 million | 824,300221,900–4.24 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 43 million34 million–55.1 million | 825,000212,900–4.39 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 42.9 million33.6 million–55.3 million | 825,600207,600–4.52 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 42.8 million33.3 million–55.6 million | 826,500202,700–4.69 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 42.6 million33 million–55.8 million | 827,400195,200–4.97 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 42.5 million32.7 million–56 million | 828,200187,200–5.23 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 42.4 million32.4 million–56.2 million | 829,100182,000–5.43 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 42.3 million32 million–56.5 million | 829,900177,500–5.65 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 42.1 million31.6 million–56.6 million | 830,800172,500–5.92 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 42 million31.2 million–56.7 million | 831,800171,800–6.28 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 41.8 million30.9 million–56.8 million | 832,600172,800–6.54 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 41.7 million30.5 million–57 million | 833,300168,300–6.76 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 41.5 million30.1 million–57.1 million | 834,000158,800–7.02 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 41.3 million29.8 million–57.3 million | 834,600151,400–7.32 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 41.2 million29.4 million–57.4 million | 835,100147,300–7.68 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 41 million29 million–57.5 million | 835,400141,100–7.96 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 40.8 million28.6 million–57.5 million | 835,900133,100–8.23 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 40.6 million28.3 million–57.5 million | 836,200128,400–8.59 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 40.4 million28 million–57.5 million | 836,500126,400–8.96 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 40.2 million27.6 million–57.7 million | 836,600121,300–9.29 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 40.1 million27.2 million–57.8 million | 836,500116,900–9.69 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 39.9 million26.9 million–57.8 million | 836,400116,800–10.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 39.6 million26.5 million–57.8 million | 836,200112,000–10.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 39.4 million26.2 million–57.9 million | 835,800104,700–11.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 39.2 million25.9 million–58 million | 835,300100,200–12.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 39 million25.5 million–58 million | 834,70093,030–13 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 38.8 million25.2 million–58 million | 834,20085,700–13.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 38.6 million24.8 million–58 million | 833,70081,900–13.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 38.3 million24.5 million–58.2 million | 832,90076,400–14.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 38.1 million24 million–58.4 million | 832,10070,570–14.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 37.9 million23.7 million–58.6 million | 831,30069,790–15.1 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Morocco vs Western Sahara
Health
People
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Western Sahara: 1.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Western Sahara: 2.16 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Western Sahara: 86.9% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Western Sahara: 32 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Western Sahara: 6.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Western Sahara: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023