Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Morocco
Morocco: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 46.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Morocco is 46.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Morocco peaked at 46.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1991.
Morocco ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.3% | — |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +45.3% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 46.1% | +1.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 46.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 46.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.2%, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +45.3% | 12.5% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 10.3% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 19.3% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 25.4% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 40.5% | 46.1% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Morocco?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Morocco was 46.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1991.
- How does Morocco rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Morocco ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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 services, female (% of female 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).