What is the population of Fes?
Fes has a city population of 1,191,905. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Morocco · Africa
Fes
City population
1,191,905
#3
in Morocco
#1
in Fes-Meknes
#451
worldwide
34.033, -5.000 · 169 km from Rabat
About Fes
Ranked 451st in the world by city population, Fes holds 1,191,905 residents and accounts for 3.1% of Morocco's national population. The city stands 169 km from Rabat and dominates its region as the largest of 22 cities in Fes-Meknes. Sefrou, the nearest substantial neighbour, lies 27 km away with 87,234 residents; other nearby settlements are considerably smaller.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 22
Elevation
406 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates
34.033, -5.000
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 MoroccoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Fes | 1.19M |
Fes Population FAQ
Where is Fes?
Fes is in Fes-Meknes, Morocco, 169 km from the capital, Rabat. Its coordinates are 34.033, -5.000.
How big is Fes compared with other cities in Morocco?
It is the 3rd largest of the 176 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Morocco, holding 3.1% of the national population.