Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Morocco
Morocco: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 314,125 people in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Morocco, 1984–2013
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2013, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Morocco stood at 314,125 people. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Morocco peaked at 2.34 million people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 314,125 people, in 2013.
Morocco ranks 51st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Morocco, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.34 million people | — |
| 1990 | 731,150 people | -68.8% |
| 1998 | 1.77 million people | +142.5% |
| 2000 | 1.68 million people | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 927,925 people | -44.8% |
| 2013 | 314,125 people | -66.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.34 million people | 2.34 million people | 2.34 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million people | 731,150 people | 1.77 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million people | 927,925 people | 1.68 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 314,125 people | 314,125 people | 314,125 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 48 Tajikistan 351,253 people compare
- 49 Botswana 339,887 people compare
- 50 Romania 326,539 people compare
- 52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 295,984 people compare
- 53 Spain 267,544 people compare
- 54 Mauritania 219,776 people 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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Morocco?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Morocco was 314,125 people in 2013, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 million people in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 314,125 people in 2013.
- How does Morocco rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Morocco ranks 51st out of 119 countries with data for 2013.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.