Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Morocco
Morocco: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 54.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Morocco, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Morocco stood at 54.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Morocco peaked at 54.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1980.
That places Morocco 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.9% | — |
| 1981 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 54.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.7%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 54.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.1%, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 28.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 34.7% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 41.6% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 48.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 53.4% | 54.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Morocco?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Morocco was 54.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Morocco ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of adults who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.