Rural Population (As % of Total) fell 1.50% to 34.4% in Morocco in 2024

Rural Population (As % of Total) (%), 2024
Society | Morocco | September 1, 2025
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Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.50% to 34.4% in Morocco in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Morocco reached an all time high of 70.6% in 1960 and an all time low of 34.4% in 2024. When compared to Morocco's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Algeria amounted to 24.3%, 41.5% in Mauritania, 18.2% in Spain and 29.1% in Tunisia in 2024.

Morocco has been ranked 95th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Rural Population (As % of Total) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Algeria % 27.4% 26.8% 26.3% 25.7% 25.2%
France % 19.6% 19.3% 19.0% 18.8% 18.5%
Italy % 29.6% 29.3% 29.0% 28.7% 28.3%
Libya % 19.9% 19.6% 19.3% 19.0% 18.7%
Mali % 57.6% 56.9% 56.1% 55.3% 54.6%
Malta % 5.39% 5.32% 5.26% 5.19% 5.13%
Mauritania % 46.3% 45.5% 44.7% 43.9% 43.1%
Morocco % 37.5% 37.0% 36.5% 35.9% 35.4%
Portugal % 34.8% 34.2% 33.7% 33.2% 32.6%
Senegal % 52.8% 52.3% 51.9% 51.4% 50.9%
Spain % 19.7% 19.4% 19.2% 18.9% 18.7%
Tunisia % 31.1% 30.7% 30.4% 30.1% 29.8%