Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Morocco
Morocco: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 7.96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Morocco, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Morocco stood at 7.96. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Morocco peaked at 7.96 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.98, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.98 | — |
| 2009 | 4.64 | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 4.71 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.44 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.05 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 4.68 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 6.04 | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 5.42 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 6.08 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 5.92 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.83 | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 5.37 | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 6.57 | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 7.31 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 7.35 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 7.07 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 7.28 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 7.96 | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.31 | 3.98 | 4.64 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.15 | 4.05 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.26 | 6.57 | 7.96 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Morocco?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Morocco was 7.96 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 in 2008.
- How does Morocco rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Morocco ranks 16th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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