Children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco
Morocco: Children moderately or severely stunted was 430.6 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco stood at 430.6 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco peaked at 802.1 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 430.6 num th, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 52nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 802.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 767.9 num th | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 733 num th | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 695.7 num th | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 662.7 num th | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 636.8 num th | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 614 num th | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 594.2 num th | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 577.2 num th | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 563 num th | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 550.9 num th | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 539.8 num th | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 530.2 num th | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 521.1 num th | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 511.6 num th | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 500.4 num th | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 488.4 num th | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 475.6 num th | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 463.2 num th | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 452 num th | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 443.6 num th | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 437.4 num th | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 434.2 num th | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 432.7 num th | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 430.6 num th | -0.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 430.6 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 430.6 num th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.4 num th, 4.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 664.66 num th | 563 num th | 802.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 503.32 num th | 452 num th | 550.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 435.7 num th | 430.6 num th | 443.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More development goals data for Morocco
- Red List Index 0.7722 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 706.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,215 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Morocco was 430.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 802.1 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 430.6 num th in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Morocco ranks 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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