Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco
Morocco: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 4.2% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco peaked at 15.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
That places Morocco 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.0% | — |
| 1992 | 14.8% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -4.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 4.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 4.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.6% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More work & labour data for Morocco
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5939 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6191 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.834 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,258 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,402 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 18,652 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,233 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,884 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco was 4.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Morocco ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.