Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Morocco
Morocco: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 11.7% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Morocco, 1984–2013
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Morocco is 11.7%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Morocco peaked at 14.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2013.
That places Morocco 60th out of 123 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14.0% | — |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 11.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 11.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.6%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Morocco?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Morocco was 11.7% in 2013, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2013.
- How does Morocco rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Morocco ranks 60th out of 123 countries with data for 2013.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.