What is the population of Oujda?
Oujda has a city population of 539,711. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Oujda
Ranking 1,041st in the world, this city holds 539,711 residents and stands as the largest in its region. It accounts for 1.4% of Morocco's national population and lies 458 km from Rabat. Berkane, with 119,284 residents, is the nearest major city at 46 km away; Maghnia, 25 km distant, has a population of 87,373.
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
549 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates
34.681, -1.909
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 |
| Oujda | 540K |
Oujda Population FAQ
Where is Oujda?
Oujda is in Oriental, Morocco, 458 km from the capital, Rabat. Its coordinates are 34.681, -1.909.
How big is Oujda compared with other cities in Morocco?
It is the 9th largest of the 176 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Morocco, holding 1.4% of the national population.