Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Morocco
Morocco: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 11.7% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Morocco, 1984–2013
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 11.7% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Morocco peaked at 14.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2013.
Morocco ranks 57th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14.0% | — |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Morocco?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Morocco was 11.7% in 2013, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2013.
- How does Morocco rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Morocco ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2013.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.