Share of women who are obese in Morocco
Morocco: Share of women who are obese was 29.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Morocco, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 29.9% for share of women who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Morocco peaked at 29.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1980.
Morocco ranks 81st 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.
Share of women who are obese in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.2% | — |
| 1981 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 10.1% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 29.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 29.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.4%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 15.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.5% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 27.7% | 29.9% | 5 |
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 share of women who are obese in Morocco?
- Share of women who are obese in Morocco was 29.9% 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 women who are obese recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for share of women who are obese?
- Morocco ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 women who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.