Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Morocco
Morocco: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 23.8% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Morocco peaked at 23.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2004.
That places Morocco 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.8% | — |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 20.6% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.6% | 23.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Morocco?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Morocco was 23.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2004.
- How does Morocco rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Morocco ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).