Africa Eastern and Southern vs Morocco: Urban population

Africa Eastern and Southern
305.30 million
in 2025
Morocco
24.26 million
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
37th
Morocco rank
39th

Urban population over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 305.30 million against 24.26 million in Morocco, a difference of 281.04 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 12.6 times Morocco's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 39th of 49 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 23.38 million 4.15 million 19.23 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 37.43 million 6.36 million 31.07 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 60.55 million 9.70 million 50.86 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 94.72 million 13.43 million 81.28 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 139.49 million 16.74 million 122.75 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 206.52 million 20.75 million 185.76 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 278.83 million 23.48 million 255.34 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Africa Eastern and Southern or Morocco?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 305.30 million against 24.26 million in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Africa Eastern and Southern and Morocco?
281.04 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Morocco?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Morocco rank globally for urban population?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 39th of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.