Malaysia vs Morocco: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Malaysia
9.00 million
in 2025
Morocco
8.75 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
36th
Morocco rank
37th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Malaysia
- Morocco
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 9.00 million against 8.75 million in Morocco, a difference of 248,800.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Malaysia ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 37th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 389,558 | 2.00 million | 1.61 million | Morocco |
| 1970s | 651,841 | 3.05 million | 2.40 million | Morocco |
| 1980s | 1.41 million | 4.28 million | 2.87 million | Morocco |
| 1990s | 2.93 million | 5.53 million | 2.61 million | Morocco |
| 2000s | 4.87 million | 6.53 million | 1.66 million | Morocco |
| 2010s | 6.77 million | 7.47 million | 706,613 | Morocco |
| 2020s | 8.51 million | 8.39 million | 115,797 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Malaysia or Morocco?
- Malaysia, at 9.00 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 Malaysia and Morocco?
- 248,800, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Morocco?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Morocco rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Malaysia ranks 36th 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.