Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco
Morocco: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 3.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco, 1987–2019
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2019, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco peaked at 10.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2017.
Morocco ranks 73rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 10.4% | — |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -70.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 3.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 79% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 70 Romania 3.5% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
- 72 Bolivia 3.4% compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 3.0% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 3.0% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 2.9% compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 2.9% compare
- 76 Venezuela 2.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,240 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.98 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco was 3.0% in 2019, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Morocco ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.