Morocco vs Spain: Population in the largest city
Morocco
16.5%
in 2025
Spain
17.1%
in 2025
Morocco rank
130th
Spain rank
127th
Population in the largest city over time
- Morocco
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.1% against 16.5% in Morocco, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 130th and Spain ranks 127th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.7% | 14.9% | 13.7% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 27.9% | 15.8% | 12.1% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 15.5% | 9.1% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 15.6% | 6.2% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 16.0% | 3.7% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 0.5% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 17.4% | 0.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Morocco or Spain?
- Spain, at 17.1% against 16.5% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Morocco and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Spain rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Morocco ranks 130th and Spain ranks 127th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.