Urban population, total in Morocco

Morocco: Urban population, total was 0.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
0.6%
World rank
49th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
7
1998–2013

Urban population, total in Morocco, 1998–2013

00.20.40.61998200520131998: 0.538 % of total population2005: 0.555 % of total population2006: 0.565 % of total population2007: 0.564 % of total population2008: 0.569 % of total population2009: 0.573 % of total population2013: 0.6 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 0.6% for urban population, total in 2013. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, total in Morocco peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

Morocco ranks 49th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Urban population, total in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, total (% of total population) in Morocco, 1998 to 2013.
Year % of total population Change
1998 0.5% —
2005 0.6% +3.2%
2006 0.6% +1.7%
2007 0.6% -0.1%
2008 0.6% +0.8%
2009 0.6% +0.8%
2013 0.6% +4.7%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 80% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 46 Latvia 0.6% compare
  2. 47 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  3. 48 Poland 0.6% compare
  4. 50 Georgia 0.6% compare
  5. 51 Austria 0.6% compare
  6. 52 Serbia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in Morocco?
Urban population, total in Morocco was 0.6% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Morocco rank for urban population, total?
Morocco ranks 49th out of 103 countries with data for 2013.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,485 data points, 1970–2021
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