MigrantoMigration trends in Morocco
Africa
3.6M people from Morocco have built lives abroad. That's 9.5% of the country population, spread across 59 different countries
38.1M
Population
92.4K
Immigrants
3.6M
Emigrants
−3.5M
Outflow
1 in every 11 people born in Morocco now lives abroad
The #23 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Morocco
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
44K immigrants · 1.3M emigrants
1995
- Rose into the 3 biggest countries by emigrants in Africa
2005
- Entered the world's 20 largest diasporas
Today
- Spain replaced France as the main destination for those leaving
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 2.3M more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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