Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 13.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 13.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco peaked at 25.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2021.
That places Morocco 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 13.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 64% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 13.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.1%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More infrastructure data for Morocco
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.04 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.98 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0797 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco was 13.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2021.
- How does Morocco rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Morocco ranks 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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