What is the population of Tangier?
Tangier has a city population of 1,035,141. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Morocco · Africa
Tangier
City population
1,035,141
#4
in Morocco
#1
in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
#519
worldwide
35.767, -5.800 · 217 km from Rabat
About Tangier
Tangier is a city in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco with a population of 1,035,141. It is the 4th largest of the 176 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Morocco, and the 519th largest worldwide. It lies 217 km from Rabat.
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#1of 16
Coordinates
35.767, -5.800
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 |
| Tangier | 1.04M |
Tangier Population FAQ
Where is Tangier?
Tangier is in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, 217 km from the capital, Rabat. Its coordinates are 35.767, -5.800.
How big is Tangier compared with other cities in Morocco?
It is the 4th largest of the 176 cities listed in Morocco, holding 2.7% of the national population.