Morocco vs Nigeria: Urban population (% of total population)
Morocco
63.1%
in 2025
Nigeria
63.8%
in 2025
Morocco rank
115th
Nigeria rank
112th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Morocco
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 63.8% against 63.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.5% | 16.8% | 14.7% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 23.4% | 14.0% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 30.9% | 13.5% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 38.8% | 12.4% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 47.1% | 8.3% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 55.3% | 5.0% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 61.8% | 0.8% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Morocco or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 63.8% against 63.1% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Morocco and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for urban population?
- Morocco ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.