Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Morocco
Morocco: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 11.6% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Morocco, 1984–2013
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 $4.20 a day in Morocco stood at 11.6%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Morocco peaked at 40.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2013.
Morocco ranks 41st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 40.8% | — |
| 1990 | 26.9% | -34.0% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -50.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 11.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 49% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 11.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.6%, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 26.9% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 23.2% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Morocco?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Morocco was 11.6% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- How does Morocco rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Morocco ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2013.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. 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 $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.