Largest Cities and Urban Places by Population in Morocco

162 cities and urban places in Morocco with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of September 1, 2024 (by High Commission for Planning, Morocco).

Rank	City or Urban Place	Native Name	Population
1	Casablanca (Dar El Beida)	الدار البيضاء	3,218,036
2	Tangier (Tanger)incl. Boukhalef	طنجة	1,275,428
3	Fesincl. Méchouar Fès Jdid	فاس	1,182,963
4	Marrakesh (Marrakech)incl. Méchouar Kasba	مراكش	1,014,813
5	Sale	سلا	945,101
6	Meknesincl. Al Machouar - Stinia	مكناس	556,512
7	Rabatincl. Touarga	الرباط	515,619
8	Kenitra	القنيطرة	507,736
9	Oujda	وجدة	506,224
10	Agadir	اكادير	504,768
11	Tetouan	تطوان	422,757
12	Safi	آسفي	323,888
13	Dar Bouazza	دار بوعزة	302,970
14	Temara	تمارة	297,098
15	El Jadida	الجديدة	237,464
16	Ait Melloul	أيت ملول	210,870
17	Beni Mellal	بني ملال	209,594
18	Bouskouraincl. Lamkanssa	بوسكورة	200,359
19	Khouribga	خريبكة	195,931
20	Mohammedia	المحمدية	194,358
21	Settat	سطات	171,556
22	Berrechid	برشيد	168,687
23	Nadorincl. Touima	الناضور	158,202
24	Taza	تازة	150,763
25	Inezgane	انزكان	137,512
26	Larache	العرائش	133,731
27	Guelmim	كلميم	126,729
28	Khemisset	الخميسات	125,834
29	Ksar El Kebir	القصر الكبير	124,701
30	Khenifraincl. Amalou Ighriben	خنيفرة	123,738
31	Skhirat	الصخيرات	122,705
32	Ben Guerir	ابن جرير	114,872
33	Dcheira El Jihadia	الدشيرة الجهادية	113,041
34	Ouislane	ويسلان	112,180
35	Lqliaa	القليعة	107,133
36	El Kelaa des Sraghna	قلعة السراغنة	106,418
37	Tiflet	تيفلت	103,850
38	Taourirt	تاوريرت	100,402
39	Oulad Teima	أولاد تايمة	100,284
40	Berkaneincl. Bouhdila	بركان	99,069
41	Ain El Aouda	عين العودة	98,502
42	Errachidia	الرشيدية	97,687
43	Fkih Ben Salah	الفقيه بن صالح	97,380
44	Deroua	الدروة	96,619
45	Martil	مرتيل	95,896
46	Sidi Slimane	سيدي سليمان	95,114
47	Oued Zem	وادي زم	93,776
48	Bni Yakhlef	بني يخلف	89,531
49	Gueznaia	كزناية	88,676
50	Lahraouyine	الهراويين	87,977
51	Sefrou	صفرو	86,903
52	Tamesna	تامسنا	86,851
53	Tiznit	تزنيت	86,595
54	Taroudant	تارودانت	83,496
55	Essaouira	الصويرة	82,962
56	Guercif	جرسيف	80,703
57	Ouarzazate	ورزازات	79,218
58	Drargua	الدراركة	78,830
59	Ait Amira	ايت عميرة	78,163
60	Fnideq	الفنيدق	77,250
61	Tan-Tan	طانطان	76,134
62	Sidi Kacem	سيدي قاسم	75,037
63	Had Soualem	حد السوالم	74,762
64	Ain Attig	عين عتيق	73,985
65	Souk El Arbaa	سوق الاربعاء	70,894
66	Tamensourt	تمنصورت	68,285
67	M'Diq	المضيق	67,599
68	Benslimane	بنسليمان	67,317
69	Sidi Taibi	سيدي الطيبي	67,255
70	Youssoufia	اليوسفية	65,669
71	Midelt	ميدلت	62,648
72	Ain Harrouda	عين حرودة	60,804
73	Souk Sebt Oulad Nemma	سوق السبت أولاد النمة	60,293
74	Mehdia	مهدية	58,558
75	Ouezzane	وزان	57,737
76	Azrou	ازرو	57,657
77	Ait Ourir	أيت أورير	56,954
78	Sidi Bennour	سيدي بنور	56,201
79	Tit Mellil	تيط مليل	56,019
80	Bouznika	بوزنيقة	55,722
81	Ech-Challalate	الشلالات	52,622
82	Biougra	بيوكرة	50,626
83	Beni Ensarincl. Farkhana	بني انصار	50,508
84	Al Hoceima	الحسيمة	50,225
85	Kasba Tadla	قصبت تادلة	48,172
86	Azilal	أزيلال	48,138
87	Bejaad	ابي الجعد	47,209
88	Al Aaroui	العروي	46,540
89	M'Rirt	مريرت	46,285
90	Chefchaouen	شفشاون	46,168
91	Oulad Tayeb	اولاد الطيب	44,614
92	Aourir	أورير	44,406
93	Tinghir	تنغير	44,239
94	Sidi Bouknadel	سيدي بوقنادل	43,598
95	Zagora	زاكورة	42,294
96	Azemmour	أزمور	42,098
97	El Hajeb	الحاجب	41,359
98	Jerada	جرادة	41,014
99	El Aioun Sidi Mellouk	العيون سيدي ملوك	40,652
100	Sidi Yahya El Gharb	سيدي يحيى الغرب	39,946
101	Taounate	تاونات	39,114
102	Chichaoua	شيشاوة	38,452
103	Laattaouia	العطاوية	38,405
104	Tabounte	تبونت	37,465
105	Ras El Maein: Ain Chkef commune	رأس الماء	37,142
106	Temsia	تمسية	37,128
107	Zaio	زايو	36,766
108	Nouaceur	النواصر	36,326
109	Assilah	اصيلة	36,039
110	Imzouren	امزورن	34,848
111	Sidi Rahal Chatai	سيدي رحال الشاطئ	34,431
112	Demnate	دمنات	33,635
113	Ben Ahmed	بن أحمد	33,469
114	Victoriain: Oulad Salah commune	فيكتوريا	33,185
115	Ain Taoujdate	عين تاوجطات	33,055
116	Mechra Bel Ksiri	مشرع بلقصيري	32,615
117	Jorf El Melha	جرف الملحة	31,976
118	Sidi Slimane Echcharaa	سيدي سليمان - الشراعة	31,686
119	Zeghanghaneincl. Jaadar	ازغنغان	31,431
120	Oulad Berhil	أولاد برحيل	30,330
121	Lbir Jdid	لبير الجديد	30,247
122	Bouarfa	بوعرفة	30,068
123	Mediouna	مديونة	29,972
124	Selouane	سلوان	29,628
125	Sidi Allal El Bahraoui	سيدي علال البحراوي	29,147
126	El Mansouria	المنصورية	29,139
127	Arfoud	ارفود	28,912
128	Sabaa Aiyoun	سبع عيون	28,736
129	Tahla	تاهلة	28,612
130	Er-Rich	الريش	28,462
131	Missour	ميسور	28,408
132	Toulal	تولال	26,970
133	Echemmaia	الشماعية	26,547
134	Zaouiat Cheikh	زاوية الشيخ	25,088
135	Imintanoute	امنتانوت	25,049
136	Sebt Gzoula	سبت كزولة	24,600
137	Oulad Ayad	أولاد عياد	24,564
138	Ourika	اوريكة	24,056
139	Ameur	عامر	23,971
140	Mers El Kheir	مرس الخير	23,301
141	Sidi Ifni	سيدي إفني	22,696
142	Rissani (Moulay Ali Cherif)	مولاي علي الشريف	22,082
143	Imouzzer Kandar	إيموزار كندر	21,943
144	Aoulouz	أولوز	21,502
145	Harhoura	الهرهورة	20,950
146	Sid L'Mokhtar	سيدي المختار	20,860
147	Karia Ba Mohamed	قرية با محمد	20,859
148	Outat El Haj	أوطاط الحاج	20,673
149	Tamallalt	تملالت	20,528
150	El Gara	الكارة	20,467
151	Beni Bouayach	بني بوعياش	20,013
152	El Ksiba	القصيبة	19,964
153	Lalla Mimouna	للا ميمونة	19,644
154	Tata	طاطا	19,544
155	El Borouj	البروج	19,438
156	Boumia	بومية	19,433
157	Oulad Belaaguidin: Ouahat Sidi Brahim commune	أولاد بلعكيد	19,256
158	Agourai	اكوراي	19,158
159	Ribate El Kheir	رباط الخير	18,469
160	Bouizakarne	بويز كارن	18,036
161	Moulay Abdellah	مولاي عبد الله	17,438
162	Ahfir	احفير	16,310

Source: High Commission for Planning, Morocco (2024 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

73 urban areas in Morocco with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Casablanca	4,487,289	+0.66%	413	10,876	95	4,606,563	4,988,449
2	Rabat	2,090,755	+1.03%	204	10,239	240	2,176,626	2,442,572
3	Fez	1,364,136	+0.30%	108	12,584	372	1,380,725	1,413,382
4	Tangier	1,227,673	+0.79%	86	14,209	424	1,266,459	1,394,769
5	Marrakesh	1,029,128	+0.74%	77	13,331	502	1,059,521	1,136,648
6	Agadir	874,044	+0.46%	117	7,496	603	890,259	970,975
7	Meknes	725,165	+0.32%	69	10,479	743	734,417	754,132
8	Oujda	583,930	+0.14%	68	8,587	949	587,184	597,274
9	Kenitra	571,268	+0.78%	74	7,720	972	589,132	660,793
10	Tétouan	474,042	+0.93%	39	12,032	1,185	491,643	560,016
11	Safi	348,140	+0.65%	39	8,927	1,661	357,238	408,790
12	Nador	256,130	+0.25%	51	5,022	2,306	258,640	265,361
13	El Jadida	252,214	+0.77%	42	6,005	2,346	259,987	294,408
14	Khouribga	226,276	+0.83%	20	11,092	2,631	233,772	253,774
15	Beni Mellal	224,254	+0.73%	21	10,578	2,654	230,788	256,295
16	Aït Melloul	203,410	+5.16%	28	7,265	2,971	245,413	272,256
17	Taza	181,273	+0.46%	19	9,441	3,363	184,609	189,001
18	Berrechid	172,112	+0.70%	17	10,124	3,566	176,925	199,077
19	Khemisset	167,904	+0.32%	15	11,194	3,640	170,022	174,546
20	Berkane	166,690	+0.17%	22	7,577	3,673	167,848	172,299
21	Settat	162,671	+0.58%	17	9,569	3,761	166,473	188,125
22	Ksar el-Kebir	159,479	+0.70%	14	11,391	3,843	163,951	186,044
23	Larache	135,331	+0.73%	15	9,022	4,556	139,257	160,360
24	Sidi Slimane	135,139	+0.70%	12	11,262	4,564	138,944	156,749
25	Khenifra	133,901	+0.54%	15	8,809	4,606	136,815	142,011
26	Guelmim	126,580	+0.34%	12	10,548	4,886	128,308	137,076
27	Guercif	122,148	+0.89%	19	6,296	5,091	126,498	132,916
28	Fkih Ben Salah	121,847	+0.66%	16	7,615	5,105	125,081	135,236
29	Taourirt	120,134	+0.21%	15	8,009	5,181	121,140	123,220
30	Tiflet	115,217	+0.74%	10	11,079	5,420	118,605	121,055
31	Errachidia	108,833	+0.28%	19	5,728	5,749	110,065	112,508
32	Oued Zem	108,465	+1.16%	13	8,094	5,765	113,498	123,278
33	El Kelaa des Sraghna	107,553	+0.53%	13	8,273	5,813	109,849	116,614
34	Sefrou	106,991	+0.27%	10	10,699	5,843	108,152	110,358
35	Souk El Arbaa	103,966	+0.90%	12	8,664	6,026	107,711	122,896
36	Sidi Kacem	101,876	+0.88%	14	7,277	6,132	105,469	118,624
37	Ouarzazate	99,369	+0.63%	14	7,098	6,294	101,874	111,710
38	Ben Guerir	98,428	+0.60%	12	8,202	6,359	100,773	113,338
39	Fnideq	86,397	+1.09%	10	8,470	7,289	90,154	107,170
40	Tiznit	85,057	+0.43%	15	5,670	7,422	86,526	91,073
41	Ouled-Teima	82,486	+0.82%	9.20	8,966	7,670	85,200	93,312
42	Dar Bouazza	81,256	+0.95%	32	2,539	7,771	84,332	99,812
43	Youssoufia	79,628	+1.81%	14	5,855	7,932	85,387	93,445
44	Tan-Tan	79,038	+1.18%	1.60	49,399	7,997	82,754	85,704
45	Ouazzane	78,447	+0.86%	7.00	11,207	8,062	81,161	93,005
46	Essaouira	74,791	+0.59%	10	7,479	8,430	76,553	81,908
47	Taroudant	74,098	+0.29%	7.00	10,585	8,516	74,949	80,592
48	Kasba Tadla	72,180	+0.65%	10	7,218	8,716	74,055	82,080
49	Deroua	71,214	+1.52%	13	5,314	8,822	75,533	81,517
50	Bouskoura	70,965	+0.87%	19	3,735	8,853	73,442	80,754
51	Sidi Bennour	70,721	+0.58%	9.00	7,858	8,883	72,362	83,823
52	Azemmour	70,636	+0.78%	11	6,421	8,892	72,835	85,769
53	Martil	69,283	+2.23%	12	5,871	9,054	75,451	83,983
54	Chefchaouen	69,120	+0.72%	6.00	11,520	9,071	71,110	77,817
55	Souk Sebt Oulad Nemma	66,601	+0.64%	8.00	8,325	9,425	68,300	84,206
56	Azrou	65,541	+0.29%	7.00	9,363	9,578	66,296	67,754
57	Midelt	62,619	+0.28%	10	6,262	10,037	63,319	67,013
58	Sidi Yahya Zaer	62,501	+1.00%	15	4,167	10,061	65,008	76,295
59	Sidi Yahya du Gharb	62,408	+1.32%	5.20	12,002	10,079	65,707	75,846
60	Aïn El Aouda	62,217	+1.67%	6.40	9,721	10,116	66,378	73,069
61	Azilal	61,099	+0.81%	11	5,554	10,273	63,082	69,960
62	Ain Taoujdate	57,778	+0.27%	6.00	9,630	10,791	58,404	61,295
63	Bejaad	57,284	+0.60%	7.00	8,183	10,894	58,661	65,071
64	Al Hoceima	57,196	+0.26%	12	4,766	10,907	57,800	61,902
65	Aït Amira	56,103	+0.41%	12	4,675	11,118	57,024	59,575
66	Zagora	55,963	+0.78%	10	5,596	11,144	57,706	63,153
67	Benslimane	55,391	+0.80%	8.00	6,924	11,255	57,159	64,618
68	M'Rirt	55,272	+0.28%	5.00	11,054	11,277	55,894	57,057
69	Sidi Taibi	55,040	+1.01%	6.00	9,173	11,308	57,258	67,685
70	Mechra Bel Ksiri	54,610	+0.77%	8.00	6,826	11,401	56,294	62,500
71	Al Aaroui	53,268	+0.20%	11	4,843	11,663	53,694	55,973
72	M'Diq	52,866	+2.79%	6.80	7,774	11,737	58,762	68,755
73	Ait Ourir	51,149	+1.82%	9.40	5,441	12,015	54,867	65,706

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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