Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) was 3.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Morocco, 1998–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Morocco is 3.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Morocco peaked at 16.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2022.
Morocco ranks 71st of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.3% | — |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -41.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -46.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -18.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 18% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 8.9% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 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 population living below the national poverty line in Morocco?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Morocco was 3.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Morocco ranks 71st out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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