Human Development Index: males vs. females in Morocco
Morocco: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7481 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Morocco stood at 0.7481. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Morocco peaked at 0.7481 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5078, in 1990.
That places Morocco 100th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5078 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5138 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5189 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5256 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5382 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5373 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5501 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5555 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5624 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5689 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5793 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5901 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5997 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6085 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6149 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6209 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6259 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6323 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6392 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6452 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6528 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.664 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6738 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6839 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6927 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7027 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7095 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7187 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7239 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7293 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7223 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7286 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7424 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7481 | +0.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.7481 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6459, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.7481 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7767, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5378 | 0.5078 | 0.5689 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6156 | 0.5793 | 0.6452 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6951 | 0.6528 | 0.7293 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7353 | 0.7223 | 0.7481 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More gender data for Morocco
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,271 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8062 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,683 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,683 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Morocco?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Morocco was 0.7481 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7481 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5078 in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Morocco ranks 100th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.