Australia vs Morocco: Urban population

Australia
24.22 million
in 2025
Morocco
24.26 million
in 2025
Australia rank
40th
Morocco rank
39th

Urban population over time

  • Australia
  • Morocco
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196019922025

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 24.26 million against 24.22 million in Australia, a difference of 37,300.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 39th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 9.36 million 4.15 million 5.21 million Australia
1970s 11.73 million 6.36 million 5.37 million Australia
1980s 13.44 million 9.70 million 3.74 million Australia
1990s 15.30 million 13.43 million 1.86 million Australia
2000s 17.28 million 16.74 million 535,830 Australia
2010s 20.54 million 20.75 million 216,100 Morocco
2020s 23.15 million 23.48 million 334,550 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Australia or Morocco?
Morocco, at 24.26 million against 24.22 million in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Australia and Morocco?
37,300, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Morocco?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Morocco rank globally for urban population?
Australia ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 39th of 218 countries.
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
266 places, 17,526 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.