Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Morocco

Morocco: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 430,600 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
430,600
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
48th
of 162 countries
All-time high
802,100
in 2000
All-time low
430,600
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Morocco, 2000–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000201220242000: 802.1k2001: 767.9k2002: 733.0k2003: 695.7k2004: 662.7k2005: 636.8k2006: 614.0k2007: 594.2k2008: 577.2k2009: 563.0k2010: 550.9k2011: 539.8k2012: 530.2k2013: 521.1k2014: 511.6k2015: 500.4k2016: 488.4k2017: 475.6k2018: 463.2k2019: 452.0k2020: 443.6k2021: 437.4k2022: 434.2k2023: 432.7k2024: 430.6k

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Morocco stood at 430,600. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Morocco peaked at 802,100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 430,600, in 2024.

Morocco ranks 48th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 664,660 563,000 802,100 10
2010s 503,320 452,000 550,900 10
2020s 435,700 430,600 443,600 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 45 Malaysia 540,700 compare
  2. 46 Iraq 528,200 compare
  3. 47 South Sudan 462,600 compare
  4. 49 Senegal 428,300 compare
  5. 50 Algeria 414,100 compare
  6. 51 Colombia 410,900 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Morocco?
Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Morocco was 430,600 in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 802,100 in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 430,600 in 2024.
How does Morocco rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
Morocco ranks 48th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.