Italy vs Morocco: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Italy
8.95 million people
in 2020
Morocco
8.72 million people
in 2020
Italy rank
35th
Morocco rank
36th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Italy
- Morocco
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.95 million people against 8.72 million people in Morocco, a difference of 236,460 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 35th and Morocco ranks 36th of 182 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.01 million people | 0 people | 5.01 million people | Italy |
| 1960s | 6.57 million people | 563,490 people | 6.01 million people | Italy |
| 1970s | 8.14 million people | 1.58 million people | 6.56 million people | Italy |
| 1980s | 8.68 million people | 2.23 million people | 6.46 million people | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.80 million people | 4.04 million people | 4.76 million people | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.69 million people | 5.36 million people | 3.33 million people | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.80 million people | 6.85 million people | 1.95 million people | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.95 million people | 8.72 million people | 236,460 people | Italy |
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, Italy or Morocco?
- Italy, at 8.95 million people against 8.72 million people in Morocco as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Italy and Morocco?
- 236,460 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Morocco?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Morocco rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Italy ranks 35th 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.
Individual pages
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.