Morocco: Administrative Division
Contents: Regions, Provinces and Prefectures
The population of the Moroccan regions, provinces and prefectures in the boundaries of 2015 (without Western Sahara) according to census results and latest official projections.
Name | Status | Native | Population Census 1994-09-02 | Population Census 2004-09-02 | Population Census 2014-09-01 | Population Projection 2023-07-01 | |
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Béni Mellal - Khénifra | Region | بني ملال - خنيفرة | 2,137,675 | 2,307,566 | 2,520,776 | 2,656,384 | → |
Azilal | Province | أزيلال | 454,914 | 504,501 | 554,001 | 572,568 | → |
Béni Mellal | Province | بني ملال | 436,123 | 488,505 | 550,678 | 597,267 | → |
Fquih Ben Salah | Province | الفقيه بن صالح | 433,625 | 457,513 | 502,827 | 528,320 | → |
Khénifra | Province | خنيفرة | 332,174 | 359,933 | 371,145 | 380,293 | → |
Khouribga | Province | خريبكة | 480,839 | 499,144 | 542,125 | 577,936 | → |
Drâa - Tafilalet | Region | درعة - تافيلالت | 1,349,881 | 1,493,595 | 1,635,008 | 1,721,357 | → |
Errachidia | Province | الرشيدية | 376,414 | 396,531 | 418,451 | 426,470 | → |
Midelt | Province | ميدلت | 225,464 | 257,100 | 289,337 | 309,870 | → |
Ouarzazate | Province | ورزازات | 236,568 | 270,288 | 297,502 | 317,667 | → |
Tinghir | Province | تنغير | 255,630 | 284,278 | 322,412 | 348,067 | → |
Zagora | Province | زاكورة | 255,805 | 283,368 | 307,306 | 319,283 | → |
Fès - Meknès | Region | فاس - مكناس | 3,425,789 | 3,873,214 | 4,236,892 | 4,486,674 | → |
Boulemane | Province | بولمان | 161,622 | 185,110 | 197,596 | 201,640 | → |
El Hajeb | Province | الحاجب | 180,494 | 216,388 | 247,016 | 272,316 | → |
Fès | Prefecture | فاس | 796,180 | 977,946 | 1,150,131 | 1,296,772 | → |
Ifrane | Province | إفران | 127,677 | 143,380 | 155,221 | 161,208 | → |
Meknès | Prefecture | مكناس | 608,441 | 713,609 | 835,695 | 934,581 | → |
Moulay Yaâcoub | Province | مولاي يعقوب | 127,576 | 150,422 | 174,079 | 199,819 | → |
Séfrou | Province | صفرو | 237,095 | 259,577 | 286,489 | 302,578 | → |
Taounate | Province | تاونات | 628,847 | 668,232 | 662,246 | 629,865 | → |
Taza | Province | تازة | 557,857 | 558,550 | 528,419 | 487,895 | → |
Grand Casablanca - Settat | Region | الدار البيضاء الكبرى - سطات | 5,125,917 | 5,890,609 | 6,861,739 | 7,688,562 | → |
Benslimane | Province | بنسليمان | 180,300 | 199,612 | 233,123 | 252,941 | → |
Berrechid | Province | برشيد | 279,705 | 361,739 | 484,518 | 606,324 | → |
Casablanca | Prefecture | الدار البيضاء | 2,717,125 | 2,949,805 | 3,359,818 | 3,642,656 | → |
El Jadida | Province | الجديدة | 567,672 | 662,961 | 786,716 | 846,659 | → |
Médiouna | Province | مديونة | 62,609 | 122,851 | 172,680 | 287,676 | → |
Mohammédia | Prefecture | المحمدية | 257,001 | 322,286 | 404,648 | 464,625 | → |
Nouaceur | Province | النواصر | 90,000 | 236,119 | 333,604 | 558,107 | → |
Settat | Province | سطات | 568,283 | 595,165 | 634,184 | 615,182 | → |
Sidi Bennour | Province | سيدي بنور | 403,222 | 440,071 | 452,448 | 414,392 | → |
Guelmim - Oued Noun | Region | كلميم - واد نون | 360,706 | 408,147 | 433,757 | 452,529 | → |
Assa-Zag | Province | أسا - الزاك | 21,848 | 43,535 | 44,124 | 43,430 | → |
Guelmim | Province | كلميم | 147,124 | 166,685 | 187,808 | 205,649 | → |
Sidi Ifni | Province | سيدي افني | 133,655 | 127,781 | 115,691 | 102,084 | → |
Tan-Tan | Province | طانطان | 58,079 | 70,146 | 86,134 | 101,366 | → |
Marrakech - Safi | Region | مراكش - آسفي | 3,546,768 | 3,983,659 | 4,520,569 | 4,896,681 | → |
Al Haouz | Province | الحوز | 435,090 | 484,312 | 573,128 | 669,026 | → |
Chichaoua | Province | شيشاوة | 311,800 | 339,818 | 369,955 | 403,120 | → |
El Kelaâ des Sraghna | Province | قلعة السراغنة | 415,897 | 466,230 | 537,488 | 611,140 | → |
Essaouira | Province | الصويرة | 433,681 | 452,979 | 450,527 | 448,685 | → |
Marrakech [Marrakesh] | Prefecture | مراكش | 861,205 | 1,070,838 | 1,330,468 | 1,438,731 | → |
Rehamna | Province | الرحامنة | 266,531 | 288,475 | 315,077 | 345,616 | → |
Safi | Province | آسفي | 598,613 | 643,403 | 691,983 | 719,477 | → |
Youssoufia | Province | اليوسفية | 223,951 | 237,604 | 251,943 | 260,886 | → |
Oriental | Region | الشرق | 1,918,859 | 2,102,781 | 2,314,346 | 2,532,440 | → |
Berkane | Province | بركان | 250,715 | 270,328 | 289,137 | 305,239 | → |
Driouch [Eddriwesh] | Province | الدريوش | 239,804 | 222,987 | 211,059 | 184,561 | → |
Figuig | Province | فجيج | 117,011 | 129,430 | 138,325 | 140,251 | → |
Guercif | Province | جرسيف | 150,168 | 184,687 | 216,717 | 239,278 | → |
Jerada | Province | جرادة | 117,696 | 105,840 | 108,727 | 108,785 | → |
Nador | Province | الناضور | 444,110 | 505,647 | 565,426 | 627,623 | → |
Oujda - Angad | Prefecture | وجدة - أنكاد | 419,063 | 477,100 | 551,767 | 663,822 | → |
Taourirt | Province | تاوريرت | 180,292 | 206,762 | 233,188 | 262,881 | → |
Rabat - Salé - Kénitra | Region | الرباط - سلا - القنيطرة | 3,417,094 | 4,023,217 | 4,580,866 | 5,008,353 | → |
Kénitra | Province | القنيطرة | 695,142 | 853,631 | 1,061,435 | 1,196,204 | → |
Khémisset | Province | الخميسات | 485,541 | 521,815 | 542,221 | 539,067 | → |
Rabat | Prefecture | الرباط | 623,457 | 627,932 | 577,827 | 512,403 | → |
Salé | Prefecture | سلا | 631,803 | 823,485 | 982,163 | 1,148,275 | → |
Sidi Kacem | Province | سيدي قاسم | 452,282 | 489,422 | 522,270 | 519,176 | → |
Sidi Slimane | Province | سيدي سليمان | 284,068 | 313,670 | 320,407 | 331,036 | → |
Skhirate - Témara | Prefecture | الصخيرات - تمارة | 244,801 | 393,262 | 574,543 | 762,192 | → |
Souss - Massa | Region | سوس - ماسة | 1,926,288 | 2,324,142 | 2,676,847 | 3,018,226 | → |
Agadir - Ida - Outanane | Prefecture | أكادير إدا وتنان | 366,193 | 487,954 | 600,599 | 726,733 | → |
Chtouka - Aït Baha | Province | شتوكة آيت باها | 240,092 | 297,245 | 371,102 | 445,898 | → |
Inezgane - Aït Melloul | Prefecture | إنزكان ايت ملول | 292,571 | 419,614 | 541,118 | 675,081 | → |
Taroudant | Province | تارودانت | 693,968 | 780,661 | 838,820 | 859,427 | → |
Tata | Province | طاطا | 119,298 | 121,618 | 117,841 | 110,652 | → |
Tiznit | Province | تيزنيت | 214,166 | 217,050 | 207,367 | 200,435 | → |
Tanger - Tétouan - Al Hoceïma | Region | طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة | 2,612,594 | 3,068,833 | 3,556,729 | 3,942,576 | → |
Al Hoceïma | Province | الحسيمة | 382,972 | 395,644 | 399,654 | 394,736 | → |
Chefchaouen | Province | شفشاون | 348,244 | 422,891 | 457,432 | 490,757 | → |
Fahs - Anjra | Province | فحص - انجرة | 74,379 | 97,295 | 76,447 | 86,374 | → |
Larache | Province | العرائش | 431,476 | 472,386 | 496,687 | 513,936 | → |
M'Diq - Fnideq | Prefecture | المضيق - الفنيدق | 84,376 | 135,292 | 209,897 | 278,237 | → |
Ouezzane | Province | وزان | 284,649 | 304,528 | 300,637 | 295,471 | → |
Tanger - Assilah [Tangier] | Prefecture | طنجة - أصيلا | 591,858 | 762,583 | 1,065,601 | 1,292,573 | → |
Tétouan | Province | تطوان | 414,640 | 478,214 | 550,374 | 590,492 | → |
Al-Maghrib [Morocco] | Kingdom | المغرب | 25,821,571 | 29,475,763 | 33,337,529 | 36,403,782 |
Source: Haut Commissariat au Plan, Royaume du Maroc.
Explanation: Some population changes between 2004 and 2014 are due to boundary changes.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (C 2014) | |
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Males | 16,747,522 |
Females | 16,862,562 |
Age Groups (C 2014) | |
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0-14 years | 9,471,241 |
15-64 years | 22,098,348 |
65+ years | 2,040,495 |
Age Distribution (C 2014) | |
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70+ years | 1,407,617 |
60-69 years | 1,760,000 |
50-59 years | 3,168,512 |
40-49 years | 3,974,377 |
30-39 years | 4,990,376 |
20-29 years | 5,854,741 |
10-19 years | 6,017,162 |
0-9 years | 6,437,299 |
Urbanization (C 2014) | |
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Rural | 13,303,462 |
Urban | 19,851,853 |
Citizenship (C 2014) | |
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Morocco | 33,252,988 |
Foreign Citizenship | 84,541 |
Literacy (A10+) (C 2014) | |
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yes | 24,476,588 |
no | 8,678,727 |