People using improved sanitation facilities in Morocco
Morocco: People using improved sanitation facilities was 34.02 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in Morocco stood at 34.02 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Morocco peaked at 34.02 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.93 million people, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 39th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.30 million people | 21.93 million people | 26.64 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.61 million people | 27.18 million people | 31.98 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.25 million people | 32.48 million people | 34.02 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 36 Uzbekistan 35.86 million people compare
- 37 Malaysia 35.56 million people compare
- 38 Sudan 35.18 million people compare
- 40 Saudi Arabia 33.89 million people compare
- 41 Peru 30.33 million people compare
- 42 Afghanistan 29.25 million people compare
More population data for Morocco
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.68 million people (2100)
- Population density 84.89 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,470 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Morocco?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Morocco was 34.02 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 34.02 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.93 million people in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Morocco ranks 39th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.