Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Morocco

Morocco: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 60.5% in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
60.5%
World rank
40th
of 120 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 1984
All-time low
60.5%
in 2013
Years of data
6
1984–2013

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Morocco, 1984–2013

0204060801984199820131984: 88.5 %1990: 73.6 %1998: 81.5 %2000: 80.5 %2006: 74.4 %2013: 60.5 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2013, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Morocco stood at 60.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Morocco peaked at 88.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2013.

That places Morocco 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 88.5% 88.5% 88.5% 1
1990s 77.5% 73.6% 81.5% 2
2000s 77.5% 74.4% 80.5% 2
2010s 60.5% 60.5% 60.5% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Morocco?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Morocco was 60.5% in 2013, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 1984.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2013.
How does Morocco rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
Morocco ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2013.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.