In 2024, the projected poverty rate based on the national poverty line in Morocco was at *** percent. This was a decrease from the 2023 projection, which was *** percent. Poverty levels in the country fluctuated over the years under review. This is likely related to the economic issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Comparative poverty levels In the region of Northern Africa, Morocco had the lowest projected poverty headcount ratio among the countries in 2023. However, Morocco ranked among the leading 20 countries with the highest multidimensional poverty index score worldwide. According to a survey conducted in 2019, almost ** percent of people in Morocco believed that education was the most effective poverty reduction strategy, followed by job creation and employment. Growing inequality in Morocco A 2019 survey showed that the majority of people in Morocco felt that the gap between the rich and the poor was getting worse. Morocco’s Gini coefficient, a common measure of income inequality, showed that the country had a relatively high income disparity, and this was forecasted to increase in the future. Furthermore, African countries have some of the highest Gini coefficient indexes worldwide.

Morocco poverty rate for 2013 was 49.00%, a 16.1% decline from 2006.

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<li>Morocco poverty rate for 2006 was <strong>65.10%</strong>, a <strong>8.1% decline</strong> from 2000.</li>
<li>Morocco poverty rate for 2000 was <strong>73.20%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% decline</strong> from 1998.</li>
<li>Morocco poverty rate for 1998 was <strong>73.40%</strong>, a <strong>7.9% increase</strong> from 1990.</li>
</ul>Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

In 2019, the average poverty rate in Moroccan households stood at less than 0.5 percent in urban areas and about four percent in rural areas. This marked a significant drop in poverty rate since 2001 when the ratio stood at 7.6 percent and 25.1 percent, respectively.

Morocco MA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 1.400 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.200 % for 2006. Morocco MA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.300 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2013, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.200 % in 1984 and a record low of 1.400 % in 2013. Morocco MA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Morocco MA: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 11.700 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.900 % for 2006. Morocco MA: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 12.850 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2013, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.000 % in 1984 and a record low of 11.700 % in 2013. Morocco MA: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

As of 2019, while 36 percent of 136 respondents in Morocco felt that the gap that exists between the rich and the poor in the country was getting worse, 31 percent of them thought that it was getting somewhat worse. Moreover, 19 percent of the surveyed stakeholders indicated that the wealth gap had remained the same. Poverty is one of the major issues identified in Morocco, and lack of irrigation in crop production, as well as unemployment, are some of the attributed reasons. In 2019, it was estimated that almost nine million Moroccans could be considered poor or threatened by poverty.

According to the 1998-99 Living Standards Measurement Survey conducted in Moroocco, poverty showed a disturbing increase during the 1990s, regardless of how poverty is measured. This report updates the poverty profile for Morocco following the comprehensive approach suggested by the latest World Development Report (see report no. 20888 for an overview of this report). It presents a detailed analysis of 1) Poverty trends in the 1990s (Chapter 2), 2) which factors are key in explaining the observed increase in poverty (Chapter 3), and 3) the support given to the poor by Government intervention (Chapter 4). An overview of the main initiatives taken by the authorities as well as by nongovernmental organizations and private businesses in the late 1990s is presented in the first chapter; their effects, though not captured by the 1998/99 data, are likely to have a significant impact on poverty reduction in the coming years.

In 2019, the average poverty rate in Moroccan households stood at 1.9 percent among households headed by men. In contrast, families with female household heads recorded a poverty rate of one percent. The poverty rate generally declined in the country from 2001 onwards.

As of 2019, 59 percent of 148 respondents in Morocco felt that education was one of the ways poverty could be alleviated in the country. This was followed by measures such as job creation or employment, pointed out by 39 percent of the stakeholder respondents. Poverty is one of the major issues that can be identified in Morocco. In 2019, it was estimated that almost nine million Moroccans could be considered poor or threatened by poverty.

Morocco: Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 5.50 USD a day: The latest value from 2013 is 42.1 percent, a decline from 59.2 percent in 2006. In comparison, the world average is 21.03 percent, based on data from 74 countries. Historically, the average for Morocco from 1984 to 2013 is 62.4 percent. The minimum value, 42.1 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 77.4 percent was recorded in 1984.

According to the 1998-99 Living Standards Measurement Survey conducted in Moroocco, poverty showed a disturbing increase during the 1990s, regardless of how poverty is measured. This report updates the poverty profile for Morocco following the comprehensive approach suggested by the latest World Development Report (see report no. 20888 for an overview of this report). It presents a detailed analysis of 1) Poverty trends in the 1990s (Chapter 2), 2) which factors are key in explaining the observed increase in poverty (Chapter 3), and 3) the support given to the poor by Government intervention (Chapter 4). An overview of the main initiatives taken by the authorities as well as by nongovernmental organizations and private businesses in the late 1990s is presented in the first chapter; their effects, though not captured by the 1998/99 data, are likely to have a significant impact on poverty reduction in the coming years.

Morocco Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data was reported at 6.400 % in 2017. Morocco Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.400 % from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.400 % in 2017 and a record low of 6.400 % in 2017. Morocco Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: UNDP: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (UNDP) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to UNDPs multidimensional poverty index. The index includes three dimensions -- health, education, and living standards.;Alkire, S., Kanagaratnam, U., and Suppa, N. (2023). ‘The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023 country results and methodological note’, OPHI MPI Methodological Note 55, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford. (https://ophi.org.uk/mpi-methodological-note-55-2/);;

Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population data was reported at 8.200 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.800 % for 2011. Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population data is updated yearly, averaging 9.000 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.800 % in 2011 and a record low of 8.200 % in 2014. Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Household: % of total households data was reported at 7.700 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.600 % for 2011. Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Household: % of total households data is updated yearly, averaging 8.150 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.600 % in 2011 and a record low of 7.700 % in 2014. Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Household: % of total households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

The aim of the Human Development Report is to stimulate global, regional and national policy-relevant discussions on issues pertinent to human development. Accordingly, the data in the Report require the highest standards of data quality, consistency, international comparability and transparency. The Human Development Report Office (HDRO) fully subscribes to the Principles governing international statistical activities.

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HDI can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with different human development outcomes. These contrasts can stimulate debate about government policy priorities. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.

The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) data shed light on the number of people experiencing poverty at regional, national and subnational levels, and reveal inequalities across countries and among the poor themselves.Jointly developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford, the 2019 global MPI offers data for 101 countries, covering 76 percent of the global population. The MPI provides a comprehensive and in-depth picture of global poverty – in all its dimensions – and monitors progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 – to end poverty in all its forms. It also provides policymakers with the data to respond to the call of Target 1.2, which is to ‘reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women, and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definition'.

Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data was reported at 40.500 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.900 % for 2011. Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data is updated yearly, averaging 40.700 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.900 % in 2011 and a record low of 40.500 % in 2014. Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Abstract

The World Bank is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Morocco or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Country Assessment Survey is meant to give the World Bank's team that works in Morocco, more in-depth insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank uses to assess the views of its critical stakeholders. With this understanding, the World Bank hopes to develop more effective strategies, outreach and programs that support development in Morocco.

The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Morocco perceive the Bank; - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Morocco regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in Morocco; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank in Morocco; · Overall impressions of the World Bank's effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Morocco; · Perceptions of the World Bank's future role in Morocco. - Use data to help inform Morocco country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Stakeholders of the World Bank in Morocco

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In June through August 2012, 310 stakeholders of the World Bank in Morocco were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from among the office of the Prime Minister; the office of a Minister; the office of a Parliamentarian; employees of a ministry, ministerial departments, or implementation agency; consultants/contractors working on World Bank-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials or staff; bilateral agencies; multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community-based organizations (CBOs); the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; academia/research institutes/think tanks; and the judiciary branch.

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues facing Morocco: Respondents were asked to indicate whether Morocco was headed in the right or wrong direction, the three most important development priorities, and which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generate economic growth.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank's overall effectiveness in Morocco, Bank staff preparedness, the extent to which the Bank should seek to influence the global development agenda, agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were also asked to indicate the sectoral areas on which it would be most productive for the Bank to focus its resources, the Bank's greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, the most and least effective instruments in helping to reduce poverty in Morocco, with which groups the Bank should work more in Morocco, and how they attribute slow or failed reform efforts.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve sustainable development results in Morocco, the extent to which the Bank meets Morocco's need for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across thirty-one development areas, such as economic growth. Respondents were also asked to indicate the greatest obstacles to more effective governance and greater job creation in Morocco and the areas related to governance and job creation on which the Bank should spend greater attention.

D. The World Bank's Knowledge: Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge/research, the areas on which the Bank should focus its research efforts, and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge/research, including how significant a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality.

E. Working with the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the Bank, such as the World Bank's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable and the Bank disbursing funds promptly.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank in Morocco: Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Morocco in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value in Morocco.

G. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate whether the government is doing enough to increase civil society participation in Morocco, the greatest obstacles to greater civil society participation, where they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, their access to the Internet, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's website and PICs. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the Bank, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the World Bank as a result of the Bank's Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked to indicate their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank and that the Bank is responsive to information requests.

H. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank, their exposure to the Bank in Morocco, and their geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 96 stakeholders participated in the country survey (31%).

Morocco MA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 42.100 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 59.200 % for 2006. Morocco MA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 63.700 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2013, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.400 % in 1984 and a record low of 42.100 % in 2013. Morocco MA: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $6.85 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $6.85 a day at 2017 international prices.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

The annual infant mortality rate in Africa ranges from 99 to 2031 deaths of children less than one-year-old per 10,000 live births.Dataset Summary This layer provides access to an approximately 5 km cell sized raster of the Global Subnational Infant Mortality Rates dataset that provides the number of deaths of children less than one-year-old per 10,000 live births in the year 2000. The data cover Africa, Madagascar, and other islands near Africa and were produced by the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center in 2005.Link to source metadataWhat can you do with this layer?This layer has query, identify, and export image services available. The layer is restricted to a 24,000 x 24,000 pixel limit for these services. The source data for this layer are available here.This layer is part of a larger collection of landscape layers that you can use to perform a wide variety of mapping and analysis tasks.

Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data was reported at 11.000 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.500 % for 2011. Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data is updated yearly, averaging 13.250 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.500 % in 2011 and a record low of 11.000 % in 2014. Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;