Urban population in Morocco

Urban population in Morocco: 25.9% in 1950 and 63.1% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 63.1%
Since 1950: +37.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 122 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 76.5%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 76.5% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Morocco
2025	63.1
2024	62.8
2023	62.7
2022	62.5
2021	62.3
2020	62.1
2019	61.8
2018	61.6
2017	61.3
2016	61
2015	60.6
2014	60.3
2013	59.9
2012	59.4
2011	58.9
2010	58.3
2009	57.7
2008	57.1
2007	56.5
2006	56
2005	55.4
2004	55
2003	54.6
2002	54.2
2001	53.9
2000	53.6
1999	53.3
1998	53
1997	52.6
1996	52.2
1995	51.8
1994	51.2
1993	50.4
1992	49.8
1991	49.2
1990	48.4
1989	47.7
1988	47
1987	46.2
1986	45.4
1985	44.7
1984	44
1983	43.3
1982	42.6
1981	41.8
1980	41.1
1979	40.4
1978	39.7
1977	39
1976	38.3
1975	37.6
1974	37
1973	36.3
1972	35.7
1971	35
1970	34.5
1969	33.9
1968	33.3
1967	32.8
1966	32.2
1965	31.7
1964	31.2
1963	30.7
1962	30.2
1961	29.7
1960	29.4
1959	29.1
1958	28.8
1957	28.5
1956	28.2
1955	27.9
1954	27.5
1953	27.2
1952	26.8
1951	26.4
1950	25.9

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Morocco
2026	63.5
2027	63.8
2028	64.2
2029	64.6
2030	65
2031	65.4
2032	65.9
2033	66.3
2034	66.8
2035	67.3
2036	67.8
2037	68.3
2038	68.9
2039	69.4
2040	70
2041	70.6
2042	71.2
2043	71.8
2044	72.4
2045	73.1
2046	73.7
2047	74.4
2048	75.1
2049	75.8
2050	76.5

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.

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