Kenya vs Morocco: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Kenya
6.97 million people
in 2020
Morocco
8.72 million people
in 2020
Kenya rank
39th
Morocco rank
36th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Kenya
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 8.72 million people against 6.97 million people in Kenya, a difference of 1.75 million people.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 39th and Morocco ranks 36th of 182 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 563,490 people | 563,490 people | Morocco |
| 1970s | 0 people | 1.58 million people | 1.58 million people | Morocco |
| 1980s | 542,080 people | 2.23 million people | 1.68 million people | Morocco |
| 1990s | 1.72 million people | 4.04 million people | 2.32 million people | Morocco |
| 2000s | 2.86 million people | 5.36 million people | 2.50 million people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 5.32 million people | 6.85 million people | 1.54 million people | Morocco |
| 2020s | 6.97 million people | 8.72 million people | 1.75 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, Kenya or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 8.72 million people against 6.97 million people in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Kenya and Morocco?
- 1.75 million people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Kenya ranks 39th 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.