The area and population figures on this page do not cover Western Sahara, which is (mostly) annexed by Morocco. The figures are based on the current Moroccan regions and not on the former demarcation, which is depicted in the map.
Regions
The population of the Moroccan regions in the boundaries of 2015 according to census results and latest official projections.
Name | Abbr. | Native | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1994-09-02 | Population Census (C) 2004-09-02 | Population Census (C) 2014-09-01 | Population Projection (P) 2023-07-01 | |||
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Morocco | MAR | المغرب | 417,000 | 25,821,571 | 29,475,763 | 33,337,529 | 36,403,800 | → | ||
Béni Mellal - Khénifra | BMK | بني ملال - خنيفرة | 26,984 | 2,137,675 | 2,307,566 | 2,520,776 | 2,656,400 | 2698400 | → | |
Drâa - Tafilalet | DTF | درعة - تافيلالت | 87,702 | 1,349,881 | 1,493,595 | 1,635,008 | 1,721,400 | 8770200 | → | |
Fès - Meknès | FMK | فاس - مكناس | 38,742 | 3,425,789 | 3,873,214 | 4,236,892 | 4,486,700 | 3874200 | → | |
Grand Casablanca - Settat [Greater Casablanca] | GCS | الدار البيضاء الكبرى - سطات | 20,110 | 5,125,917 | 5,890,609 | 6,861,739 | 7,688,600 | 2011000 | → | |
Guelmim - Oued Noun | GUE | كلميم - واد نون | 50,245 | 360,706 | 408,147 | 433,757 | 452,500 | 5024500 | → | |
Marrakech - Safi | MSF | مراكش - آسفي | 39,057 | 3,546,768 | 3,983,659 | 4,520,569 | 4,896,700 | 3905700 | → | |
Oriental | ORI | الشرق | 66,607 | 1,918,859 | 2,102,781 | 2,314,346 | 2,532,400 | 6660700 | → | |
Rabat - Salé - Kénitra | RSK | الرباط - سلا - القنيطرة | 17,831 | 3,417,094 | 4,023,217 | 4,580,866 | 5,008,400 | 1783100 | → | |
Souss - Massa | SMS | سوس - ماسة | 53,444 | 1,926,288 | 2,324,142 | 2,676,847 | 3,018,200 | 5344400 | → | |
Tanger - Tétouan - Al Hoceïma | TTH | طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة | 16,158 | 2,612,594 | 3,068,833 | 3,556,729 | 3,942,600 | 1615800 | → |
- Haut Commissariat au Plan, Royaume du Maroc (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Calculation (UE-P) 2023-07-01 | |
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1 | Casablanca | GCS | 3,640,000 |
2 | Fès | FMK | 1,233,000 |
3 | Tanger | TTH | 1,159,000 |
4 | Salé | RSK | 1,048,000 |
5 | Marrakech | MSF | 998,000 |
6 | Oujda | ORI | 614,000 |
7 | Meknès | FMK | 601,000 |
8 | Agadir | SMS | 538,000 |
9 | Kénitra | RSK | 527,000 |
10 | Rabat | RSK | 509,000 |
Contents: Cities, Urban Communes & Urban Centers
The population of all Moroccan cities, urban communes and urban centers with more than 20,000 (urban) inhabitants by census years.
Name | Status | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1982-09-03 | Population Census (C) 1994-09-02 | Population Census (C) 2004-09-02 | Population Census (C) 2014-09-01 | Area | ||
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Agadir | UCom | اكادير | SMS | 132,387 | 254,865 | 346,106 | 421,844 | 10820 | → | |
Ahfir | UCom | احفير | ORI | ... | 20,508 | 19,482 | 19,630 | 330 | → | |
Aïn Attig | UCom | عين عتيق | RSK | ... | 15,513 | 17,688 | 25,078 | 3263 | → | |
Aïn El Aouda | UCom | عين العودة | RSK | 3,533 | 13,708 | 25,105 | 49,816 | 2332 | → | |
Aïn Harrouda | UCom | عين حرودة | GCS | ... | 27,741 | 41,853 | 62,420 | 2358 | → | |
Aïn Taoujdate | UCom | عين تاوجطات | FMK | 7,776 | 16,070 | 22,030 | 28,288 | 952 | → | |
Aït Amira | UrbC | ايت عميرة | SMS | ... | ... | ... | 48,560 | 1331 | → | |
Aït Melloul | UCom | أيت ملول | SMS | 11,712 | 82,825 | 130,370 | 171,847 | 3723 | → | |
Aït Ourir | UCom | أيت أورير | MSF | 6,079 | 12,162 | 20,005 | 39,108 | 3317 | → | |
Al Aâroui | UCom | العروي | ORI | 10,836 | 27,049 | 36,021 | 47,599 | 4390 | → | |
Al Hoceïma | UCom | الحسيمة | TTH | 41,662 | 55,216 | 55,357 | 56,716 | 1547 | → | |
Aourir | UrbC | أورير | SMS | ... | 11,270 | 21,810 | 35,365 | 3069 | → | |
Arfoud | UCom | ارفود | DTF | 10,124 | 18,563 | 23,637 | 29,279 | 921 | → | |
Assilah | UCom | اصيلة | TTH | 18,722 | 24,588 | 28,217 | 31,147 | 3298 | → | |
Azemmour | UCom | أزمور | GCS | 24,774 | 32,739 | 36,722 | 40,920 | 610 | → | |
Azilal | UCom | أزيلال | BMK | 7,849 | 18,080 | 27,719 | 38,520 | 1520 | → | |
Azrou | UCom | ازرو | FMK | 31,471 | 40,808 | 47,540 | 54,350 | 824 | → | |
Bejaâd | UCom | ابي الجعد | BMK | 28,308 | 33,321 | 40,513 | 46,893 | 1483 | → | |
Ben Ahmed | UCom | بن أحمد | GCS | 15,808 | 19,135 | 21,361 | 33,105 | 4072 | → | |
Ben Guerir | UCom | ابن جرير | MSF | 22,354 | 47,080 | 62,872 | 88,626 | 8425 | → | |
Beni Ensar (incl. Farkhana) | UCom | بني انصار | ORI | ... | 41,925 | 52,233 | 56,582 | 5853 | → | |
Béni Mellal | UCom | بني ملال | BMK | 95,003 | 140,212 | 163,286 | 192,676 | 6565 | → | |
Benslimane | UCom | بنسليمان | GCS | 24,125 | 36,977 | 46,478 | 57,101 | 7128 | → | |
Berkane (incl. Bouhdila) | UCom | بركان | ORI | 60,490 | 77,026 | 96,157 | 109,237 | 1588 | → | |
Berrechid | UCom | برشيد | GCS | 29,738 | 54,781 | 89,830 | 136,634 | 4691 | → | |
Biougra | UCom | بيوكرة | SMS | 2,974 | 13,885 | 25,928 | 37,933 | 775 | → | |
Bouarfa | UCom | بوعرفة | ORI | 13,471 | 19,631 | 25,947 | 28,846 | 658 | → | |
Bouskoura (incl. Lamkanssa) | UCom | بوسكورة | GCS | ... | 22,818 | 92,259 | 103,026 | 9495 | → | |
Bouznika | UCom | بوزنيقة | GCS | 10,137 | 21,327 | 27,028 | 37,238 | 11015 | → | |
Casablanca (Dar El Beida) | City | الدار البيضاء | GCS | 2,139,204 | 2,717,125 | 3,032,116 | 3,359,818 | 21906 | → | |
Chefchaouen | UCom | شفشاون | TTH | 23,563 | 31,410 | 35,709 | 42,786 | 1557 | → | |
Chichaoua | UCom | شيشاوة | MSF | ... | 9,738 | 15,657 | 27,869 | 2961 | → | |
Dar Bouazza | UCom | دار بوعزة | GCS | ... | 45,177 | 115,367 | 151,373 | 4880 | → | |
Dcheira El Jihadia | UCom | الدشيرة الجهادية | SMS | 39,760 | 72,479 | 89,367 | 100,336 | 1137 | → | |
Demnate | UCom | دمنات | BMK | 9,339 | 17,782 | 23,459 | 29,504 | 1349 | → | |
Deroua | UCom | الدروة | GCS | ... | 19,737 | 36,066 | 47,719 | 2075 | → | |
Drargua | UrbC | الدراركة | SMS | ... | ... | 17,071 | 50,946 | 1758 | → | |
Echemmaia | UCom | الشماعية | MSF | 10,848 | 18,010 | 21,859 | 24,303 | 3414 | → | |
El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk | UCom | العيون سيدي ملوك | ORI | 20,535 | 30,789 | 34,767 | 41,832 | 1116 | → | |
El Borouj | UCom | البروج | GCS | ... | 13,798 | 16,222 | 19,235 | 1706 | → | |
El Gara | UCom | الكارة | GCS | ... | 15,822 | 18,070 | 20,855 | 740 | → | |
El Hajeb | UCom | الحاجب | FMK | 16,728 | 23,369 | 27,667 | 35,282 | 1208 | → | |
El Jadida | UCom | الجديدة | GCS | 81,455 | 119,083 | 144,440 | 194,934 | 2944 | → | |
El Kelaâ des Sraghna | UCom | قلعة السراغنة | MSF | 33,353 | 51,404 | 68,694 | 95,224 | 2696 | → | |
El Ksiba | UCom | القصيبة | BMK | ... | 15,355 | 18,481 | 20,001 | 1034 | → | |
El Mansouria | UCom | المنصورية | GCS | ... | 8,480 | 12,955 | 19,853 | 8156 | → | |
Errachidia | UCom | الرشيدية | DTF | 27,040 | 62,542 | 76,759 | 92,374 | 2153 | → | |
Er-Rich | UCom | الريش | DTF | 7,136 | 13,952 | 20,155 | 25,992 | 711 | → | |
Essaouira | UCom | الصويرة | MSF | 42,035 | 56,074 | 69,493 | 77,966 | 13049 | → | |
Fès (incl. Méchouar Fès Jdid) [Fes] | City | فاس | FMK | 484,154 | 772,184 | 950,240 | 1,112,072 | 10342 | → | |
Fkih Ben Salah | UCom | الفقيه بن صالح | BMK | 47,540 | 74,697 | 82,446 | 102,019 | 1277 | → | |
Fnideq | UCom | الفنيدق | TTH | 13,613 | 34,486 | 53,559 | 77,436 | 3153 | → | |
Guelmim | UCom | كلميم | GUE | 38,140 | 72,563 | 95,749 | 118,318 | 4137 | → | |
Guercif | UCom | جرسيف | ORI | 11,340 | 41,997 | 57,307 | 90,880 | 1916 | → | |
Gueznaia | UCom | كزناية | TTH | ... | ... | 3,187 | 23,601 | 6826 | → | |
Had Soualem | UCom | حد السوالم | GCS | ... | ... | 26,365 | 36,765 | 5540 | → | |
Imintanoute | UCom | امنتانوت | MSF | ... | 12,592 | 17,067 | 20,837 | 1103 | → | |
Imouzzer Kandar | UCom | إيموزار كندر | FMK | ... | 11,555 | 13,745 | 19,125 | 880 | → | |
Imzouren | UCom | امزورن | TTH | 9,649 | 25,547 | 26,575 | 33,852 | 1448 | → | |
Inezgane | UCom | انزكان | SMS | 45,059 | 92,534 | 112,753 | 130,333 | 1293 | → | |
Jerada | UCom | جرادة | ORI | 43,016 | 59,367 | 43,916 | 43,506 | 1735 | → | |
Jorf El Melha | UCom | جرف الملحة | RSK | 3,140 | 10,187 | 20,581 | 28,681 | 841 | → | |
Kasba Tadla | UCom | قصبت تادلة | BMK | 28,332 | 36,570 | 40,898 | 47,343 | 1737 | → | |
Kénitra | UCom | القنيطرة | RSK | 188,194 | 292,453 | 359,142 | 431,282 | 10816 | → | |
Khémisset | UCom | الخميسات | RSK | 58,925 | 88,839 | 105,088 | 131,542 | 1805 | → | |
Khénifra (incl. Amalou Ighriben) | UCom | خنيفرة | BMK | 48,238 | 83,040 | 101,605 | 117,510 | 1933 | → | |
Khouribga | UCom | خريبكة | BMK | 127,181 | 152,090 | 166,397 | 196,196 | 4274 | → | |
Ksar El Kébir | UCom | القصر الكبير | TTH | 73,541 | 107,065 | 107,380 | 126,617 | 1955 | → | |
Laâttaouia | UCom | العطاوية | MSF | 3,200 | 11,219 | 20,237 | 30,315 | 2618 | → | |
Lahraouyine | UCom | الهراويين | GCS | ... | ... | 47,261 | 64,821 | 1407 | → | |
Larache | UCom | العرائش | TTH | 63,893 | 90,400 | 107,371 | 125,008 | 7302 | → | |
Lbir Jdid | UCom | لبير الجديد | GCS | ... | 10,540 | 15,267 | 24,136 | 430 | → | |
Lqliâa | UCom | القليعة | SMS | ... | 8,339 | 38,220 | 83,235 | 9873 | → | |
Marrakech (incl. Méchouar Kasba) [Marrakesh] | City | مراكش | MSF | 439,728 | 669,043 | 826,634 | 928,850 | 20786 | → | |
Martil | UCom | مرتيل | TTH | 9,185 | 23,143 | 39,011 | 64,355 | 3198 | → | |
M'Diq | UCom | المضيق | TTH | 4,878 | 21,093 | 36,596 | 56,227 | 5736 | → | |
Mechra Bel Ksiri | UCom | مشرع بلقصيري | RSK | 15,992 | 23,876 | 27,630 | 31,497 | 816 | → | |
Médiouna | UCom | مديونة | GCS | ... | 11,669 | 14,712 | 22,442 | 427 | → | |
Mehdia | UCom | مهدية | RSK | ... | 5,905 | 16,262 | 28,636 | 1541 | → | |
Meknès (incl. Al Machouar - Stinia) | UCom | مكناس | FMK | 319,783 | 401,852 | 474,556 | 525,092 | 8161 | → | |
Midelt | UCom | ميدلت | DTF | 24,578 | 38,986 | 44,781 | 55,304 | 1782 | → | |
Missour | UCom | ميسور | FMK | 5,055 | 12,777 | 20,978 | 25,584 | 1402 | → | |
Mohammédia | UCom | المحمدية | GCS | 105,120 | 170,063 | 188,619 | 208,612 | 3404 | → | |
Moulay Ali Cherif (Rissani) | UCom | مولاي علي الشريف | DTF | 7,755 | 18,450 | 20,469 | 22,209 | 704 | → | |
M'Rirt | UCom | مريرت | BMK | 13,856 | 25,942 | 35,196 | 42,730 | 1203 | → | |
Nador (incl. Touima) | UCom | الناضور | ORI | 62,040 | 112,450 | 133,116 | 161,726 | 3757 | → | |
Nouaceur | UCom | النواصر | GCS | ... | 9,989 | 12,696 | 23,802 | 8677 | → | |
Ouarzazate | UCom | ورزازات | DTF | 17,227 | 39,203 | 56,616 | 71,067 | 4678 | → | |
Oued Zem | UCom | وادي زم | BMK | 58,744 | 73,953 | 83,970 | 95,267 | 2646 | → | |
Ouezzane | UCom | وزان | TTH | 40,485 | 52,168 | 57,972 | 59,606 | 2255 | → | |
Ouislane | UCom | ويسلان | FMK | ... | 28,694 | 47,824 | 87,910 | 1429 | → | |
Oujda | UCom | وجدة | ORI | 260,082 | 357,278 | 400,738 | 494,252 | 7899 | → | |
Oulad Ayad | UCom | أولاد عياد | BMK | 11,687 | 18,958 | 21,466 | 23,818 | 808 | → | |
Oulad Berhil | UCom | أولاد برحيل | SMS | ... | 9,211 | 15,369 | 24,288 | 1881 | → | |
Oulad Teïma | UCom | أولاد تايمة | SMS | 12,519 | 47,126 | 66,183 | 89,387 | 2872 | → | |
Rabat (incl. Touarga) | City | الرباط | RSK | 526,124 | 623,457 | 625,336 | 577,827 | 11764 | → | |
Ras El Mae (Ain Chkef) | UrbC | رأس الماء | FMK | ... | ... | ... | 20,463 | 1304 | → | |
Sabaâ Aïyoun | UCom | سبع عيون | FMK | 3,656 | 15,575 | 21,513 | 26,277 | 4551 | → | |
Safi | UCom | آسفي | MSF | 197,309 | 262,276 | 284,750 | 308,508 | 7279 | → | |
Salé | City | سلا | RSK | 306,355 | 579,850 | 760,186 | 890,403 | 10838 | → | |
Séfrou | UCom | صفرو | FMK | 38,833 | 54,163 | 64,006 | 79,887 | 1313 | → | |
Selouane | UCom | سلوان | ORI | ... | ... | 9,211 | 21,570 | 3405 | → | |
Settat | UCom | سطات | GCS | 65,203 | 96,217 | 116,570 | 142,250 | 6051 | → | |
Sidi Bennour | UCom | سيدي بنور | GCS | 23,429 | 37,734 | 47,396 | 55,815 | 1015 | → | |
Sidi Bouknadel | UCom | سيدي بوقنادل | RSK | ... | ... | 9,314 | 25,255 | 2437 | → | |
Sidi Ifni | UCom | سيدي إفني | GUE | 16,188 | 19,722 | 20,051 | 21,618 | 1945 | → | |
Sidi Kacem | UCom | سيدي قاسم | RSK | 55,833 | 67,622 | 74,062 | 75,672 | 2581 | → | |
Sidi Rahal Chatai | UCom | سيدي رحال الشاطئ | GCS | ... | ... | 8,140 | 20,628 | 2555 | → | |
Sidi Slimane | UCom | سيدي سليمان | RSK | 50,457 | 69,645 | 78,060 | 92,989 | 3055 | → | |
Sidi Slimane Echcharaa | UCom | سيدي سليمان - الشراعة | ORI | ... | 16,518 | 22,904 | 30,202 | 1013 | → | |
Sidi Taïbi | UrbC | سيدي الطيبي | RSK | ... | 7,871 | 19,979 | 46,751 | 2289 | → | |
Sidi Yahya El Gharb | UCom | سيدي يحيى الغرب | RSK | ... | 29,965 | 31,705 | 37,979 | 1220 | → | |
Skhirat | UCom | الصخيرات | RSK | 6,203 | 29,599 | 43,025 | 59,775 | 5471 | → | |
Souk El Arbaa | UCom | سوق الاربعاء | RSK | 25,057 | 37,213 | 43,392 | 69,265 | 2263 | → | |
Souk Sebt Oulad Nemma | UCom | سوق السبت أولاد النمة | BMK | 22,687 | 40,339 | 51,049 | 60,076 | 1338 | → | |
Tabounte | UrbC | تبونت | DTF | ... | 13,149 | 21,168 | 31,072 | 1647 | → | |
Tahla | UCom | تاهلة | FMK | 10,033 | 20,147 | 25,655 | 27,729 | 950 | → | |
Tamensourt | UrbC | تمنصورت | MSF | ... | ... | ... | 25,077 | 1493 | → | |
Tamesna | UrbC | تامسنا | RSK | ... | ... | ... | 28,119 | 1415 | → | |
Tanger (incl. Boukhalef) [Tangier] | City | طنجة | TTH | 293,446 | 497,147 | 687,667 | 947,952 | 16468 | → | |
Tan-Tan | UCom | طانطان | GUE | 41,451 | 45,821 | 60,698 | 73,209 | 1963 | → | |
Taounate | UCom | تاونات | FMK | 10,810 | 24,378 | 32,629 | 37,616 | 6285 | → | |
Taourirt | UCom | تاوريرت | ORI | 32,667 | 57,956 | 80,024 | 103,398 | 1845 | → | |
Taroudant | UCom | تارودانت | SMS | 35,848 | 57,136 | 69,489 | 80,149 | 9152 | → | |
Taza | UCom | تازة | FMK | 77,216 | 120,971 | 139,686 | 148,456 | 3077 | → | |
Témara | UCom | تمارة | RSK | 48,644 | 130,793 | 225,497 | 313,510 | 4391 | → | |
Temsia | UrbC | تمسية | SMS | ... | ... | 14,902 | 27,955 | 1083 | → | |
Tétouan | UCom | تطوان | TTH | 199,615 | 277,516 | 320,539 | 380,787 | 5347 | → | |
Tiflet | UCom | تيفلت | RSK | 29,658 | 49,918 | 69,640 | 86,709 | 1367 | → | |
Tinghir | UCom | تنغير | DTF | 10,527 | 30,471 | 36,391 | 42,044 | 4511 | → | |
Tit Mellil | UCom | تيط مليل | GCS | ... | 5,796 | 11,710 | 32,782 | 1191 | → | |
Tiznit | UCom | تزنيت | SMS | 22,922 | 43,001 | 53,682 | 74,699 | 3098 | → | |
Toulal | UCom | تولال | FMK | ... | 12,668 | 13,852 | 19,077 | 1417 | → | |
Youssoufia | UCom | اليوسفية | MSF | 42,195 | 60,451 | 64,518 | 67,628 | 2370 | → | |
Zagora | UCom | زاكورة | DTF | 9,839 | 26,174 | 34,851 | 40,067 | 3581 | → | |
Zaïo | UCom | زايو | ORI | 14,559 | 25,920 | 29,851 | 35,806 | 1651 | → | |
Zaouïat Cheikh | UCom | زاوية الشيخ | BMK | 13,171 | 19,906 | 22,728 | 25,388 | 852 | → | |
Zeghanghane (incl. Jaadar) | UCom | ازغنغان | ORI | ... | ... | 29,678 | 34,025 | 969 | → |
- (1982) Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Demographiques: Dynamique urbaine et développment rural au Maroc.
(1994) (2004) (2014) Haut Commissariat au Plan, Royaume du Maroc.
(2023) Computation of »City Population« based on data of the Haut Commissariat au Plan, Royaume du Maroc.