Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Morocco
Morocco: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Morocco, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Morocco is 17.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Morocco peaked at 17.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1980.
Morocco ranks 139th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 295,615 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 279,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 299,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 282,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 299,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 283,621 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Morocco?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Morocco was 17.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Morocco ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.