Morocco vs Yemen
Morocco vs Yemen: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 63.1% in Morocco and 37% in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Morocco, by 26.1 percentage points, or 1.7 times that in Yemen.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Morocco ranked 122 and Yemen ranked 188 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Morocco at 76.5% and Yemen at 39.6% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Morocco | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 62.8 | 36.8 |
| 2023 | 62.7 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | 62.5 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 62.3 | 36.1 |
| 2020 | 62.1 | 35.7 |
| 2019 | 61.8 | 34.9 |
| 2018 | 61.6 | 34.2 |
| 2017 | 61.3 | 33.6 |
| 2016 | 61 | 33 |
| 2015 | 60.6 | 32.4 |
| 2014 | 60.3 | 31.9 |
| 2013 | 59.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 59.4 | 31.2 |
| 2011 | 58.9 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 58.3 | 30.6 |
| 2009 | 57.7 | 30.3 |
| 2008 | 57.1 | 30 |
| 2007 | 56.5 | 29.6 |
| 2006 | 56 | 29.2 |
| 2005 | 55.4 | 28.9 |
| 2004 | 55 | 28.5 |
| 2003 | 54.6 | 28 |
| 2002 | 54.2 | 27.6 |
| 2001 | 53.9 | 27.1 |
| 2000 | 53.6 | 26.6 |
| 1999 | 53.3 | 26.1 |
| 1998 | 53 | 25.5 |
| 1997 | 52.6 | 25 |
| 1996 | 52.2 | 24.4 |
| 1995 | 51.8 | 23.8 |
| 1994 | 51.2 | 23.2 |
| 1993 | 50.4 | 22.5 |
| 1992 | 49.8 | 21.8 |
| 1991 | 49.2 | 21 |
| 1990 | 48.4 | 20.2 |
| 1989 | 47.7 | 19.4 |
| 1988 | 47 | 18.6 |
| 1987 | 46.2 | 17.8 |
| 1986 | 45.4 | 17 |
| 1985 | 44.7 | 16.3 |
| 1984 | 44 | 15.5 |
| 1983 | 43.3 | 14.7 |
| 1982 | 42.6 | 14 |
| 1981 | 41.8 | 13.2 |
| 1980 | 41.1 | 12.4 |
| 1979 | 40.4 | 11.6 |
| 1978 | 39.7 | 10.8 |
| 1977 | 39 | 10.1 |
| 1976 | 38.3 | 9.4 |
| 1975 | 37.6 | 8.7 |
| 1974 | 37 | 8 |
| 1973 | 36.3 | 7.4 |
| 1972 | 35.7 | 6.9 |
| 1971 | 35 | 6.4 |
| 1970 | 34.5 | 6 |
| 1969 | 33.9 | 5.7 |
| 1968 | 33.3 | 5.3 |
| 1967 | 32.8 | 5 |
| 1966 | 32.2 | 4.8 |
| 1965 | 31.7 | 4.5 |
| 1964 | 31.2 | 4.2 |
| 1963 | 30.7 | 4 |
| 1962 | 30.2 | 3.8 |
| 1961 | 29.7 | 3.6 |
| 1960 | 29.4 | 3.4 |
| 1959 | 29.1 | 3.2 |
| 1958 | 28.8 | 3 |
| 1957 | 28.5 | 2.9 |
| 1956 | 28.2 | 2.7 |
| 1955 | 27.9 | 2.5 |
| 1954 | 27.5 | 2.4 |
| 1953 | 27.2 | 2.2 |
| 1952 | 26.8 | 2.1 |
| 1951 | 26.4 | 2 |
| 1950 | 25.9 | 1.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Morocco | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63.5 | 37.3 |
| 2027 | 63.8 | 37.5 |
| 2028 | 64.2 | 37.7 |
| 2029 | 64.6 | 37.8 |
| 2030 | 65 | 38 |
| 2031 | 65.4 | 38.2 |
| 2032 | 65.9 | 38.3 |
| 2033 | 66.3 | 38.5 |
| 2034 | 66.8 | 38.6 |
| 2035 | 67.3 | 38.7 |
| 2036 | 67.8 | 38.8 |
| 2037 | 68.3 | 39 |
| 2038 | 68.9 | 39.1 |
| 2039 | 69.4 | 39.1 |
| 2040 | 70 | 39.2 |
| 2041 | 70.6 | 39.3 |
| 2042 | 71.2 | 39.4 |
| 2043 | 71.8 | 39.4 |
| 2044 | 72.4 | 39.5 |
| 2045 | 73.1 | 39.5 |
| 2046 | 73.7 | 39.5 |
| 2047 | 74.4 | 39.6 |
| 2048 | 75.1 | 39.6 |
| 2049 | 75.8 | 39.6 |
| 2050 | 76.5 | 39.6 |
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 Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsMorocco: $5.88B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986