Cameroon vs Morocco: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cameroon
9.20 million
in 2025
Morocco
8.75 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
35th
Morocco rank
37th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cameroon
- Morocco
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 9.20 million against 8.75 million in Morocco, a difference of 449,190.
That makes Cameroon'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.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Morocco ranks 37th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 318,491 | 2.00 million | 1.68 million | Morocco |
| 1970s | 699,599 | 3.05 million | 2.35 million | Morocco |
| 1980s | 1.29 million | 4.28 million | 2.98 million | Morocco |
| 1990s | 2.18 million | 5.53 million | 3.36 million | Morocco |
| 2000s | 3.60 million | 6.53 million | 2.93 million | Morocco |
| 2010s | 5.97 million | 7.47 million | 1.50 million | Morocco |
| 2020s | 8.42 million | 8.39 million | 27,422 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cameroon or Morocco?
- Cameroon, at 9.20 million against 8.75 million in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cameroon and Morocco?
- 449,190, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Morocco?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Morocco rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Morocco ranks 37th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.