Share of population living below national poverty lines in Morocco
Morocco: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 3.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Morocco, 1998–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population living below national poverty lines in Morocco stood at 3.9%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Morocco peaked at 16.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2022.
Morocco ranks 68th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.3% | — |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -41.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -46.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -18.8% |
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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Morocco?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Morocco was 3.9% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Morocco ranks 68th out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.