What is the population of Marrakesh?
Marrakesh has a city population of 995,871. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Morocco · Africa
Marrakesh
City population
995,871
#5
in Morocco
#1
in Marrakesh-Safi
#557
worldwide
31.634, -8.000 · 286 km from Rabat
About Marrakesh
At 457 m above sea level, Marrakesh is Morocco's fifth-largest listed city by population, with 995,871 residents. The city accounts for 2.6% of the country's population and ranks first among 18 cities in the Marrakesh-Safi region, sitting 286 km from the capital Rabat. Méchouar-Kasba lies 4 km away with 18,410 residents; Tamansourt (27,383) stands 17 km distant.
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 18
Coordinates
31.634, -8.000
Record updated
14 April 2026
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 |
| Marrakesh | 996K |
Marrakesh Population FAQ
Where is Marrakesh?
Marrakesh is in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, 286 km from the capital, Rabat. Its coordinates are 31.634, -8.000.
How big is Marrakesh compared with other cities in Morocco?
It is the 5th largest of the 176 cities listed in Morocco, holding 2.6% of the national population.