Ghana vs Morocco: Rural population

Ghana
14.40 million
in 2025
Morocco
14.17 million
in 2025
Ghana rank
40th
Morocco rank
41st

Rural population over time

  • Ghana
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 14.40 million against 14.17 million in Morocco, a difference of 232,600.

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

Ghana ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 5.76 million 8.97 million 3.22 million Morocco
1970s 7.13 million 10.62 million 3.49 million Morocco
1980s 9.07 million 12.09 million 3.01 million Morocco
1990s 10.39 million 12.77 million 2.38 million Morocco
2000s 11.71 million 13.45 million 1.73 million Morocco
2010s 13.22 million 13.63 million 412,600 Morocco
2020s 14.20 million 14.03 million 167,783 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Ghana or Morocco?
Ghana, at 14.40 million against 14.17 million in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Ghana and Morocco?
232,600, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Morocco?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Morocco rank globally for rural population?
Ghana ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural 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

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.