Australia vs Morocco: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Australia
7.59 million people
in 2020
Morocco
8.72 million people
in 2020
Australia rank
38th
Morocco rank
36th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Australia
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 8.72 million people against 7.59 million people in Australia, a difference of 1.13 million people.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and Morocco ranks 36th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.82 million people | 0 people | 1.82 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.89 million people | 563,490 people | 2.33 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.73 million people | 1.58 million people | 2.15 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.37 million people | 2.23 million people | 2.14 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.00 million people | 4.04 million people | 957,770 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.35 million people | 5.36 million people | 12,300 people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 6.53 million people | 6.85 million people | 323,245 people | Morocco |
| 2020s | 7.59 million people | 8.72 million people | 1.13 million people | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Australia or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 8.72 million people against 7.59 million people in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Australia and Morocco?
- 1.13 million people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Morocco?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Morocco rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Australia ranks 38th and Morocco ranks 36th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.