Share of women who are overweight or obese in Morocco
Morocco: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 64.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women 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 women who are overweight or obese in Morocco is 64.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Morocco peaked at 64.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1980.
Morocco ranks 71st 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 overweight or obese in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.7% | — |
| 1981 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 33.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 43.4% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 64.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 64.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.6%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.6% | 31.7% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 38.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 47.1% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 55.2% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.0% | 64.1% | 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 overweight or obese in Morocco?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Morocco was 64.1% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Morocco ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.