Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Morocco is 10.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Morocco peaked at 33.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2022.
Morocco ranks 102nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.2% | — |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 10.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 29% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 10.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.9%, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 22.0% | 33.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.9% | 19.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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- 104 South Africa 10.5% compare
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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 urban population living in slums in Morocco?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Morocco was 10.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Morocco ranks 102nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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