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
At 20 m above sea level, this city of 1,035,141 is Morocco's fourth-largest by population and accounts for 2.7% of the national total. It sits 217 km from the capital Rabat and dominates its region as the largest of 16 cities in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. Gueznaia lies 11 km away with a population of 25,771; Fnidek is 41 km distant with 84,558 residents.
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
Rank in region
#1of 16
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates
35.767, -5.800
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 |
| 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 of 15,000 or more listed in Morocco, holding 2.7% of the national population.