Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Morocco
Morocco: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 1.25 million people in 2013. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Morocco, 1984–2013
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 1.25 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Morocco peaked at 4.89 million people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million people, in 2013.
That places Morocco 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.89 million people | 4.89 million people | 4.89 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.81 million people | 2.78 million people | 4.84 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.87 million people | 2.92 million people | 4.83 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.25 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.438 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1119 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2592 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Morocco?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Morocco was 1.25 million people in 2013, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 million people in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 2013.
- How does Morocco rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Morocco ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2013.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.