Euro area vs Morocco: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)
Euro area
16.6%
in 2025
Morocco
32.6%
in 2022
Euro area rank
12th
Morocco rank
12th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) over time
- Euro area
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 32.6% against 16.6% in Euro area, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 2.0 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Morocco ahead.
Euro area ranks 12th and Morocco ranks 12th of 29 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 29.6% | 7.6% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.9% | 1.6% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 19.5% | 6.0% | Euro area |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 32.2% | 13.9% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24), Euro area or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 32.6% against 16.6% in Euro area as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) between Euro area and Morocco?
- 16.0%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Morocco?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Euro area and Morocco rank globally for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Euro area ranks 12th and Morocco ranks 12th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.