Morocco: Administrative Division

Contents: Al-Maghrib

Kingdom

33,337,529 Population [2014] – census

36,157,337 Population [2024] – census

415,560km² Area

87.01/km² Density [2024]

0.82% Annual Population Change [2014 → 2024]

Contents: Regions, Provinces and Prefectures

The population of the Moroccan regions, provinces and prefectures (without Western Sahara) according to census results.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, citizenship, literacy (a10+)).

Name	Status	Native	Population Census 1994-09-02	Population Census 2004-09-02	Population Census 2014-09-01	Population Census 2024-09-01
Béni Mellal - Khénifra	Region	بني ملال - خنيفرة	2,137,675	2,307,566	2,520,776	2,525,801	→
Azilal	Province	أزيلال	454,914	504,501	554,001	574,112	→
Béni Mellal	Province	بني ملال	436,123	488,505	550,678	580,327	→
Fquih Ben Salah	Province	الفقيه بن صالح	433,625	457,513	502,827	475,977	→
Khénifra	Province	خنيفرة	332,174	359,933	371,145	370,240	→
Khouribga	Province	خريبكة	480,839	499,144	542,125	525,145	→
Drâa - Tafilalet	Region	درعة - تافيلالت	1,349,881	1,493,595	1,635,008	1,655,623	→
Errachidia	Province	الرشيدية	376,414	396,531	418,451	427,572	→
Midelt	Province	ميدلت	225,464	257,100	289,337	313,769	→
Ouarzazate	Province	ورزازات	236,568	270,288	297,502	304,932	→
Tinghir	Province	تنغير	255,630	284,278	322,412	323,805	→
Zagora	Province	زاكورة	255,805	283,368	307,306	285,545	→
Fès - Meknès	Region	فاس - مكناس	3,425,789	3,873,214	4,236,892	4,467,911	→
Boulemane	Province	بولمان	161,622	185,110	197,596	205,411	→
El Hajeb	Province	الحاجب	180,494	216,388	247,016	267,156	→
Fès	Prefecture	فاس	796,180	977,946	1,150,131	1,256,172	→
Ifrane	Province	إفران	127,677	143,380	155,221	160,904	→
Meknès	Prefecture	مكناس	608,441	713,609	835,695	942,945	→
Moulay Yaâcoub	Province	مولاي يعقوب	127,576	150,422	174,079	216,954	→
Séfrou	Province	صفرو	237,095	259,577	286,489	304,748	→
Taounate	Province	تاونات	628,847	668,232	662,246	612,650	→
Taza	Province	تازة	557,857	558,550	528,419	500,971	→
Grand Casablanca - Settat	Region	الدار البيضاء الكبرى - سطات	5,125,917	5,890,609	6,861,739	7,688,967	→
Benslimane	Province	بنسليمان	180,300	199,612	233,123	279,517	→
Berrechid	Province	برشيد	279,705	361,739	484,518	640,657	→
Casablanca	Prefecture	الدار البيضاء	2,717,125	2,949,805	3,359,818	3,218,036	→
El Jadida	Province	الجديدة	567,672	662,961	786,716	914,367	→
Médiouna	Province	مديونة	62,609	122,851	172,680	345,787	→
Mohammédia	Prefecture	المحمدية	257,001	322,286	404,648	514,057	→
Nouaceur	Province	النواصر	90,000	236,119	333,604	672,324	→
Settat	Province	سطات	568,283	595,165	634,184	652,292	→
Sidi Bennour	Province	سيدي بنور	403,222	440,071	452,448	451,930	→
Guelmim - Oued Noun	Region	كلميم - واد نون	360,706	408,147	433,757	448,685	→
Assa-Zag	Province	أسا - الزاك	21,848	43,535	44,124	53,298	→
Guelmim	Province	كلميم	147,124	166,685	187,808	196,267	→
Sidi Ifni	Province	سيدي افني	133,655	127,781	115,691	104,601	→
Tan-Tan	Province	طانطان	58,079	70,146	86,134	94,519	→
Marrakech - Safi	Region	مراكش - آسفي	3,546,768	3,983,659	4,520,569	4,892,393	→
Al Haouz	Province	الحوز	435,090	484,312	573,128	642,815	→
Chichaoua	Province	شيشاوة	311,800	339,818	369,955	379,079	→
El Kelaâ des Sraghna	Province	قلعة السراغنة	415,897	466,230	537,488	560,273	→
Essaouira	Province	الصويرة	433,681	452,979	450,527	426,719	→
Marrakech [Marrakesh]	Prefecture	مراكش	861,205	1,070,838	1,330,468	1,571,580	→
Rehamna	Province	الرحامنة	266,531	288,475	315,077	346,108	→
Safi	Province	آسفي	598,613	643,403	691,983	719,671	→
Youssoufia	Province	اليوسفية	223,951	237,604	251,943	246,148	→
Oriental	Region	الشرق	1,918,859	2,102,781	2,314,346	2,294,665	→
Berkane	Province	بركان	250,715	270,328	289,137	284,061	→
Driouch [Eddriwesh]	Province	الدريوش	239,804	222,987	211,059	188,191	→
Figuig	Province	فجيج	117,011	129,430	138,325	144,451	→
Guercif	Province	جرسيف	150,168	184,687	216,717	215,837	→
Jerada	Province	جرادة	117,696	105,840	108,727	103,527	→
Nador	Province	الناضور	444,110	505,647	565,426	565,987	→
Oujda - Angad	Prefecture	وجدة - أنكاد	419,063	477,100	551,767	572,454	→
Taourirt	Province	تاوريرت	180,292	206,762	233,188	220,157	→
Rabat - Salé - Kénitra	Region	الرباط - سلا - القنيطرة	3,417,094	4,023,217	4,580,866	5,132,639	→
Kénitra	Province	القنيطرة	695,142	853,631	1,061,435	1,284,247	→
Khémisset	Province	الخميسات	485,541	521,815	542,221	563,036	→
Rabat	Prefecture	الرباط	623,457	627,932	577,827	515,619	→
Salé	Prefecture	سلا	631,803	823,485	982,163	1,089,554	→
Sidi Kacem	Province	سيدي قاسم	452,282	489,422	522,270	545,509	→
Sidi Slimane	Province	سيدي سليمان	284,068	313,670	320,407	351,199	→
Skhirate - Témara	Prefecture	الصخيرات - تمارة	244,801	393,262	574,543	783,475	→
Souss - Massa	Region	سوس - ماسة	1,926,288	2,324,142	2,676,847	3,020,431	→
Agadir - Ida - Outanane	Prefecture	أكادير إدا وتنان	366,193	487,954	600,599	721,431	→
Chtouka - Aït Baha	Province	شتوكة آيت باها	240,092	297,245	371,102	493,623	→
Inezgane - Aït Melloul	Prefecture	إنزكان ايت ملول	292,571	419,614	541,118	636,916	→
Taroudant	Province	تارودانت	693,968	780,661	838,820	858,162	→
Tata	Province	طاطا	119,298	121,618	117,841	111,757	→
Tiznit	Province	تيزنيت	214,166	217,050	207,367	198,542	→
Tanger - Tétouan - Al Hoceïma	Region	طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة	2,612,594	3,068,833	3,556,729	4,030,222	→
Al Hoceïma	Province	الحسيمة	382,972	395,644	399,654	371,527	→
Chefchaouen	Province	شفشاون	348,244	422,891	457,432	412,713	→
Fahs - Anjra	Province	فحص - انجرة	74,379	97,295	76,447	100,789	→
Larache	Province	العرائش	431,476	472,386	496,687	510,211	→
M'Diq - Fnideq	Prefecture	المضيق - الفنيدق	84,376	135,292	209,897	254,064	→
Ouezzane	Province	وزان	284,649	304,528	300,637	274,577	→
Tanger - Assilah [Tangier]	Prefecture	طنجة - أصيلا	591,858	762,583	1,065,601	1,494,413	→
Tétouan	Province	تطوان	414,640	478,214	550,374	611,928	→
Al-Maghrib [Morocco]	Kingdom	المغرب‎	25,821,571	29,475,763	33,337,529	36,157,337

Source: Haut Commissariat au Plan, Royaume du Maroc.

Explanation: Area figures are calculated using geospatial data. Some population changes are due to boundary changes.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	16,505,777
Females	16,649,538

Gender (C 2014)
Males	16,505,777
Females	16,649,538

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	9,339,188
15-64 years	21,788,041
65+ years	2,028,065

Age Groups (C 2014)
0-14 years	9,339,188
15-64 years	21,788,041
65+ years	2,028,065

Age Distribution	Males	Females
70+ years	663182	736579
60-69 years	882967	863224
50-59 years	1570059	1563207
40-49 years	1904618	2013070
30-39 years	2390565	2519767
20-29 years	2845536	2919631
10-19 years	3006863	2930362
0-9 years	3241978	3103686

Age Distribution (C 2014)
70+ years	1,399,761
60-69 years	1,746,191
50-59 years	3,133,266
40-49 years	3,917,688
30-39 years	4,910,332
20-29 years	5,765,167
10-19 years	5,937,225
0-9 years	6,345,664

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	13,640,701
Urban	22,516,636

Urbanization (C 2024)
Rural	13,640,701
Urban	22,516,636

Citizenship	Persons
Morocco	36,016,803
Foreign Citizenship	140,534

Citizenship (C 2024)
Morocco	36,016,803
Foreign Citizenship	140,534

Literacy (A10+)	Persons
yes	24,476,588
no	8,678,727

Literacy (A10+) (C 2014)
yes	24,476,588
no	8,678,727