Employment rate in Morocco
Morocco: Employment rate was 40.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment rate in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 40.0% for employment rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Morocco peaked at 45.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2020.
That places Morocco 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
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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More work & labour data for Morocco
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 43.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 28.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 21.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Morocco?
- Employment rate in Morocco was 40.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for employment rate?
- Morocco ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.