Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 40.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 40.0% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Morocco peaked at 45.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 166th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.3% | — |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 44.1% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 44.4% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 39.6% | 40.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Morocco?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Morocco was 40.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Morocco ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.