Urban population, female in Morocco
Morocco: Urban population, female was 30.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Morocco, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Morocco is 30.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Morocco peaked at 30.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1980.
Morocco ranks 88th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.8% | — |
| 1985 | 22.5% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 20.8% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.3% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 26.9% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.5% | 30.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More gender data for Morocco
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,271 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8062 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 316,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 306,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 320,191 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Morocco?
- Urban population, female in Morocco was 30.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for urban population, female?
- Morocco ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.