Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Morocco
Morocco: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 96.1% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Morocco, 1984–2013
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 96.1% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Morocco peaked at 99.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2013.
That places Morocco 52nd out of 119 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 99.4% | — |
| 1990 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -1.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 96.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 97% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 96.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.8%, 99% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Morocco?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Morocco was 96.1% in 2013, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2013.
- How does Morocco rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Morocco ranks 52nd out of 119 countries with data for 2013.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.