Germany vs Morocco: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Germany
8.11 million
in 2025
Morocco
8.75 million
in 2025
Germany rank
38th
Morocco rank
37th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Germany
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 8.75 million against 8.11 million in Germany, a difference of 639,460.

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

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

Germany ranks 38th and Morocco ranks 37th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 7.04 million 2.00 million 5.04 million Germany
1970s 7.06 million 3.05 million 4.01 million Germany
1980s 6.96 million 4.28 million 2.68 million Germany
1990s 7.32 million 5.53 million 1.79 million Germany
2000s 7.38 million 6.53 million 852,409 Germany
2010s 7.78 million 7.47 million 305,506 Germany
2020s 8.07 million 8.39 million 328,298 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Germany or Morocco?
Morocco, at 8.75 million against 8.11 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Germany and Morocco?
639,460, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Morocco?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and Morocco rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Germany ranks 38th 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.