Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Morocco
Morocco: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 430,600 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Morocco, 2000–2024
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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 802,100 | — |
| 2001 | 767,900 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 733,000 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 695,700 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 662,700 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 636,800 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 614,000 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 594,200 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 577,200 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 563,000 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 550,900 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 539,800 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 530,200 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 521,100 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 511,600 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 500,400 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 488,400 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 475,600 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 463,200 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 452,000 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 443,600 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 437,400 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 434,200 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 432,700 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 430,600 | -0.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 430,600 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 430,600 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,400, 4.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
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
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.