Morocco vs Uganda: Population in largest city

Morocco
4.01 million
in 2025
Uganda
4.27 million
in 2025
Morocco rank
49th
Uganda rank
46th

Population in largest city over time

  • Morocco
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.27 million against 4.01 million in Morocco, a difference of 252,850.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

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

Morocco ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 46th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.19 million 220,048 969,347 Morocco
1970s 1.77 million 392,968 1.38 million Morocco
1980s 2.38 million 586,186 1.79 million Morocco
1990s 2.92 million 950,445 1.97 million Morocco
2000s 3.28 million 1.55 million 1.73 million Morocco
2010s 3.58 million 2.54 million 1.04 million Morocco
2020s 3.87 million 3.76 million 110,003 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Morocco or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.27 million against 4.01 million in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Morocco and Uganda?
252,850, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Uganda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Uganda rank globally for population in largest city?
Morocco ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 46th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population in largest city
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.