Morocco vs North America: Rural population

Morocco
14.17 million
in 2025
North America
74.83 million
in 2025
Morocco rank
41st
North America rank
42nd

Rural population over time

  • Morocco
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 74.83 million against 14.17 million in Morocco, a difference of 60.66 million.

That makes North America's figure about 5.3 times Morocco's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 41st and North America ranks 42nd of 215 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco North America Difference Ahead
1960s 8.97 million 59.33 million 50.36 million North America
1970s 10.62 million 62.31 million 51.69 million North America
1980s 12.09 million 67.02 million 54.93 million North America
1990s 12.77 million 67.30 million 54.52 million North America
2000s 13.45 million 65.29 million 51.84 million North America
2010s 13.63 million 69.06 million 55.43 million North America
2020s 14.03 million 73.94 million 59.90 million North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Morocco or North America?
North America, at 74.83 million against 14.17 million in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Morocco and North America?
60.66 million, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and North America?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Morocco and North America rank globally for rural population?
Morocco ranks 41st and North America ranks 42nd 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.