Morocco: Population and Key Statistics

AfricaCapital: Rabat#32 by population

Morocco holds roughly 70% of the world's known phosphate reserves, which makes it an indispensable player in the global fertilizer supply chain. Its rapidly expanding automotive sector has turned it into Africa's largest producer of passenger cars, and its proximity to the European market makes it an important manufacturing base.

With more than 17 million visitors in 2024, Morocco draws more tourists than any other African country, and it will co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Spain and Portugal. The Noor complex at Ouarzazate is among the world's largest concentrated solar power plants.

Population (2025)
38.4 million
38,430,770 people
GDP (2025)
$182bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$4,672
Life expectancy
75.5
years
Area
446,550
km²
Population density
86
people/km²
Internet usage
91.2%

Military Strength

Military expenditure (2024)
$5.5bn
5,518 million dollars
Share of GDP
3.52%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
10.67%
Spending per capita
$144
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
246 thousand
246,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
6.4
2.07% of the labor force

Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.

Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26