The population of Morocco is expected to grow by 386,000 in 2025 and reach 39,476,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 51,419 people yearly. On average there are 637,855 births and 206,023 deaths in Morocco per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.10 percent per year. The population density of Morocco has changed from 44.9 in 1980 to 85.9 in 2023.
Current population | 39,221,205 people at present (Sunday 27th of April 2025) | |
Median Age | 33.2 years |
Life expectancy | 77.8 years | |
Population density | 87.6 per km2 |
Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
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2025 | 39,101,000 | 386,000 (1.0%) | -51,419 | 33.2 | 2.22 | 88 | 25,367,000 (64.9%) |
2024 | 38,715,000 | 395,000 (1.0%) | -51,419 | 32.9 | 87 | 24,945,000 (64.4%) | |
2023 | 38,320,000 | 406,000 (1.1%) | -51,419 | 32.6 | 86 | 24,518,000 (64.0%) | |
2022 | 37,914,000 | 416,000 (1.1%) | -51,419 | 32.4 | 85 | 24,086,000 (63.5%) | |
2021 | 37,498,000 | 427,000 (1.1%) | -51,419 | 32.1 | 84 | 23,649,000 (63.1%) | |
2020 | 37,071,000 | 436,000 (1.2%) | -51,419 | 31.8 | 2.35 | 83 | 23,207,000 (62.6%) |
2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -51,419 | 31.6 | 2.39 | 82 | 22,761,000 (62.1%) |
2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -51,419 | 31.3 | 2.42 | 81 | 22,313,000 (61.7%) |
2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -51,419 | 31.0 | 2.46 | 80 | 21,863,000 (61.2%) |
2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -51,419 | 30.8 | 2.49 | 79 | 21,407,718 (60.7%) |
2015 | 34,803,322 | 485,240 (1.4%) | -51,419 | 30.6 | 2.53 | 78 | 20,949,860 (60.2%) |
2010 | 32,409,639 | 419,742 (1.3%) | -61,422 | 29.5 | 2.58 | 73 | 18,695,176 (57.7%) |
2005 | 30,521,070 | 341,785 (1.1%) | -113,028 | 28.1 | 2.59 | 68 | 16,825,045 (55.1%) |
2000 | 28,849,621 | 334,823 (1.2%) | -130,964 | 26.6 | 2.78 | 65 | 15,386,945 (53.3%) |
1995 | 27,075,232 | 408,184 (1.5%) | -111,876 | 25.3 | 3.30 | 61 | 13,995,729 (51.7%) |
1990 | 24,879,136 | 457,945 (1.8%) | -93,325 | 24.1 | 4.06 | 56 | 12,039,263 (48.4%) |
1985 | 22,537,376 | 499,766 (2.2%) | -83,715 | 23.2 | 4.94 | 50 | 10,092,012 (44.8%) |
1980 | 20,019,847 | 476,500 (2.4%) | -64,132 | 22.8 | 5.68 | 45 | 8,250,179 (41.2%) |
1975 | 17,803,698 | 386,734 (2.2%) | -58,666 | 22.4 | 6.16 | 40 | 6,714,487 (37.7%) |
1970 | 16,000,008 | 348,084 (2.2%) | -99,535 | 22.1 | 6.65 | 36 | 5,516,323 (34.5%) |
1965 | 14,229,044 | 371,902 (2.6%) | -95,551 | 22.1 | 7.03 | 32 | 4,533,658 (31.9%) |
1960 | 12,328,532 | 382,015 (3.0%) | -48,184 | 22.4 | 7.04 | 28 | 3,619,287 (29.4%) |
In 2024 the population of Morocco was 38,715,000 and the average age increased from 22.4 in 1960 to 32.9. Urban population has increased from 15,386,945 (53.3%) in 2000 to 25,367,000 (64.9%) in the current year. The population density of Morocco has changed from 44.9 in 1980 to 85.9 in 2023.
Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
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2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -51,419 | 31.8 | 2.35 | 83 | 23,207,000 (62.6%) |
2025 | 39,101,000 | 386,000 (1.0%) | -51,419 | 33.2 | 2.22 | 88 | 25,367,000 (64.9%) |
2030 | 40,874,000 | 335,000 (0.8%) | -51,419 | 34.7 | 2.12 | 92 | 27,386,000 (67.0%) |
2035 | 42,407,000 | 288,000 (0.7%) | -51,419 | 36.2 | 2.04 | 95 | 29,242,000 (69.0%) |
2040 | 43,714,000 | 244,000 (0.6%) | -51,419 | 37.5 | 1.97 | 98 | 30,910,000 (70.7%) |
2045 | 44,798,000 | 199,000 (0.4%) | -51,419 | 38.8 | 1.92 | 100 | 32,420,000 (72.4%) |
2050 | 45,660,000 | 155,000 (0.3%) | -51,419 | 40.0 | 1.88 | 102 | 33,774,000 (74.0%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 82.5 (81.6 years for male and 83.5 years for females). Population density will go up to 102.3 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Morocco constitutes of 19,699,000 women and 19,401,000 men, which means there are 985 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 33.3% of population (13,032,363) is 19 or younger, 57.3% of population (22,412,693) is between age 20 and 64 and 9.4% of population (3,663,764) is over 65.