Extreme poverty rate in Morocco

3.7% of people in Morocco lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2013. The value for 2013 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1984.

Measure: Extreme poverty rate at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) Unit: % of population Data: 1984 to 2013 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Morocco is for 2013. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Morocco, 2013 3.7% % of population
Change from 2006 −5.7percentage points 2006: 9.4%
World, 2013 15.5% Official aggregate

Extreme poverty rate in Morocco over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Extreme poverty rate at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population), 2001 to 2024
Period MoroccoWorld
2024 – 10.1%
2023 – 10.5%
2022 – 10.9%
2021 – 11.3%
2020 – 11.4%
2018 – 11.1%
2017 – 11.8%
2016 – 12.6%
2015 – 13.4%
2014 – 14.5%
2013 3.7% 15.5%
2012 – 17.8%
2011 – 19.1%
2010 – 21.0%
2009 – 23.1%
2008 – 24.1%
2007 – 25.3%
2006 9.4% 27.0%
2005 – 28.3%
2004 – 30.3%
2003 – 32.2%
2002 – 33.7%
2001 – 35.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 9.4% in 2006, a change of −5.7 percentage points.
  • Since 1984, when it was 22.4%, the figure has changed by −18.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2013 was 15.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.DDAY · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1984 to 2013 for Morocco
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform