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 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
Elevation
457 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates
31.634, -8.000
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 |
| 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 of 15,000 or more listed in Morocco, holding 2.6% of the national population.