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 *** percent in urban areas and about **** percent in rural areas. This marked a significant drop in poverty rate since 2001 when the ratio stood at *** percent and **** percent, respectively.

Historical dataset showing Morocco poverty rate by year from 1984 to 2013.

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).

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

Poverty rate at $1.9 a day of Morocco plummeted by 60.64% from 9.40 % in 2006 to 3.70 % in 2013. Since the 56.25% surge in 1998, poverty rate at $1.9 a day sank by 78.86% in 2013. Population below $1.9 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.9 a day at 2005 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.

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).

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.

4.8 (%) in 2013. National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

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.

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/);;

As of 2019, while ** percent of *** respondents in Morocco felt that the gap that exists between the rich and the poor in the country was getting worse, ** percent of them thought that it was getting somewhat worse. Moreover, ** 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 ************ 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.

Morocco MA: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Female: % of female 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: Female: % of female 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: Female: % of female 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;;

Morocco MA: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data was reported at 13.100 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.000 % for 2006. Morocco MA: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 26.600 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2013, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.600 % in 1984 and a record low of 13.100 % in 2013. Morocco MA: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % 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 gap at $6.85 a day (2017 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $6.85 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.;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).

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. 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. 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;;

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'.