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
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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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.