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Agadir

Souss-Massa · Morocco
City population
698,310
#7
in Morocco
#1
in Souss-Massa
#788
worldwide
RabatAgadir
30.420, -9.598 · 477 km from Rabat
City population
698,310
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Morocco
#7
of 176 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#788
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Morocco
1.8%
of the national population

About Agadir

Located 477 km from Rabat, Agadir has a population of 698,310, making it the seventh-largest city in Morocco and accounting for 1.8% of the national population. The city is the largest in Souss-Massa and sits at low elevation near several nearby urban centres; Inezgane (142,320) lies 9 km away, and Ait Melloul (187,652) is 13 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Morocco
#7of 176
LargestSmallest
Position in Souss-Massa
#1of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Morocco
Region
Souss-Massa
Rank in region
#1of 17
Distance to capital
477 km
to Rabat
Elevation
31 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates
30.420, -9.598
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 176 in Morocco

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

9KMInezgane142K people13KMAit Melloul188K people13KMMy Drarga56K people19KMLqoliaa91K people19KMOadar Temsia31K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Agadir698K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Agadir compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Agadir698K

Agadir Population FAQ

What is the population of Agadir?

Agadir has a city population of 698,310. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Agadir?

Agadir is in Souss-Massa, Morocco, 477 km from the capital, Rabat. Its coordinates are 30.420, -9.598.

How big is Agadir compared with other cities in Morocco?

It is the 7th largest of the 176 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Morocco, holding 1.8% of the national population.

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