Polity · 1670 CE – present
Morocco
المملكة المغربية · ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ · المغرب
Also recorded as Kingdom of Morocco
- Peak recorded area
- 406,464 km²
- 1976 CE
- Rulers on record
- 21
- from 1955 CE
- Data series
- 455
- 1690 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south, occupied by Morocco since 1975. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast.
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Territory
16 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 10 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 67 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population224 obs · 1 CE–2025 CE | 38.4Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy165 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 75.68years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | -56.3Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 0.883% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 77.96years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 73.54years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 169 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP220 obs · 1800 CE–2019 CE | 8,962int'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd111 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 182.4Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Total Exports102 obs · 1870 CE–2014 CE | 23.5Kmillion USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports102 obs · 1870 CE–2014 CE | 45.6Kmillion USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance102 obs · 1870 CE–2014 CE | -22.1Kmillion USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness102 obs · 1870 CE–2014 CE | 69.1Kmillion USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
Military
6 of 61 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Expenditure % GDP134 obs · 1956 CE–2024 CE | 3.52% of GDP2024 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
| CINC Score127 obs · 1847 CE–2016 CE | 0.0038CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption126 obs · 1847 CE–2016 CE | 14.6Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production126 obs · 1847 CE–2016 CE | 520Ktons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel126 obs · 1847 CE–2016 CE | 196Kpersons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure Constant Usd69 obs · 1956 CE–2024 CE | 5,318.17millions_usd_20232024 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
Territory & resources
6 of 67 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %126 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 15.4% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Coal Production117 obs · 1900 CE–2016 CE | 0TWh2016 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Gas Production117 obs · 1900 CE–2016 CE | 0.922TWh2016 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production117 obs · 1900 CE–2016 CE | 0.099TWh2016 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 12.94% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 66.74%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Governance
6 of 30 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index236 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.263index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index236 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.164index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index236 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.528index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity2170 obs · 1800 CE–2012 CE | -4index (-10 to 10)2012 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Regime Type125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index113 obs · 1912 CE–2024 CE | 0.247index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 61 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index236 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.595index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Railway Line Km94 obs · 1905 CE–1998 CE | 1,923km1998 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Freight Tkm92 obs · 1900 CE–1993 CE | 4,415tonne-km1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Passenger Km82 obs · 1910 CE–1993 CE | 1,904passenger-km1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Electricity Production76 obs · 1926 CE–2001 CE | 16.1BGWh2001 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Passenger Cars67 obs · 1923 CE–1999 CE | 1.2Mcount1999 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Rulers
21 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Fatmi BenslimanePrime Minister of Morocco1955 CE
- Mbarek BekkayPrime Minister of Morocco1955 CE – 1958 CE
- Mohammed V of MoroccoKing of Morocco1957 CE – 1961 CE
- Abdallah IbrahimPrime Minister of Morocco1958 CE – 1960 CE
- Ahmed BalafrejPrime Minister of Morocco1958 CE
- Hassan IIKing of Morocco1961 CE – 1999 CE
- Ahmed BahniniPrime Minister of Morocco1963 CE – 1965 CE
- Mohamed BenhimaPrime Minister of Morocco1967 CE – 1969 CE
- Ahmed LarakiPrime Minister of Morocco1969 CE – 1971 CE
- Mohammed Karim LamraniPrime Minister of Morocco1971 CE – 1972 CE
- Ahmed OsmanPrime Minister of Morocco1972 CE – 1979 CE
- Maati BouabidPrime Minister of Morocco1979 CE – 1983 CE
- Azzeddine LarakiPrime Minister of Morocco1986 CE – 1992 CE
- Abdellatif FilaliPrime Minister of Morocco1994 CE – 1998 CE
- Abderrahmane YoussoufiPrime Minister of Morocco1998 CE – 2002 CE
- Mohammed VI of MoroccoHead of State1999 CE –
- Driss JettouPrime Minister of Morocco2002 CE – 2007 CE
- Abbas El FassiPrime Minister of Morocco2007 CE – 2011 CE
- Abdelilah BenkiranePrime Minister of Morocco2011 CE – 2017 CE
- Saadeddine OthmaniPrime Minister of Morocco2017 CE – 2021 CE
- Aziz AkhannouchHead of Government2021 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Mauritania
- Government type
- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Executive branch
- chief of state: King MOHAMMED VI (since 30 July 1999); head of government: Prime Minister Aziz AKHANNOUCH (since 7 October 2021); cabinet: Council of Ministers chosen by the prime minister in consultation with Parliament and appointed by the monarch;
- Ethnic groups
- Arab-Amazigh 99%, other 1%
- Natural resources
- phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
- Economy
- lower middle-income North African economy; ongoing recovery from recent drought and earthquake; rebounding via tourism, manufacturing, and raw materials processing; significant trade and investment with EU; reform programs include fiscal rebalancing, state enterprise governance and private sector investments
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Arabic, Tamazight languages, Tachelhit, Tarifit)
- Currency
- Moroccan dirhams (MAD)
Memberships
- France–Morocco Entente (1956)Historical alliance · member1956 CE – 1966 CE
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1956 CE –
- 23-member Entente (1945)Historical alliance · member1958 CE –
- Arab LeagueALInternational organisation · member1958 CE –
- 21-member Defense Pact (1950)Military alliance · member1961 CE –
- Organisation of Islamic CooperationOICInternational organisation · founding member1969 CE –
- Morocco–Algeria Non-Aggression Pact (1969)Historical alliance · member1969 CE – 1975 CE
- Mauritania–Morocco Non-Aggression Pact (1970)Historical alliance · member1970 CE – 1981 CE
- Morocco–Libya Entente (1984)Historical alliance · member1984 CE – 1986 CE
- 5-member Defense Pact (1989)Military alliance · member1989 CE –
- African UnionAUInternational organisation · founding member2002 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
CIA World Factbook 2024
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database2024
SIPRI (2024). Military Expenditure Database.
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0