Morocco vs Thailand: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Morocco
22.8%
in 2025
Thailand
21.7%
in 2025
Morocco rank
61st
Thailand rank
63rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Morocco
- Thailand
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 22.8% against 21.7% in Thailand, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2% | 8.7% | 6.5% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 9.8% | 8.1% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 11.2% | 8.5% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 12.0% | 9.1% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 14.4% | 7.3% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.2% | 3.5% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.9% | 1.5% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Morocco or Thailand?
- Morocco, at 22.8% against 21.7% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Morocco and Thailand?
- 1.1%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Thailand rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Morocco ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.