Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Morocco
Morocco: Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled was 19.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Morocco, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 19.8 for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Morocco peaked at 30.51 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.78, in 1960.
That places Morocco 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.78 | — |
| 1971 | 12.57 | +43.2% |
| 1982 | 16.89 | +34.4% |
| 1990 | 25.1 | +48.6% |
| 1991 | 23.86 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 22.62 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 21.38 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 20.15 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 30.51 | +51.4% |
| 1996 | 27.76 | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 25.01 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 22.26 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 30.31 | +36.2% |
| 2000 | 29 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 25.46 | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 24.88 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.25 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 28.37 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 27.92 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.43 | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 28.25 | +45.4% |
| 2008 | 26.56 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 19.27 | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 25.88 | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 25.5 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.7 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 25.1 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.24 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.79 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.72 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 20.9 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 19.8 | -5.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 19.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.65, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 19.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.68, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +51.4% | 20.15 | 30.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.78 | 8.78 | 8.78 | 1 |
| 1970s | 12.57 | 12.57 | 12.57 | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.89 | 16.89 | 16.89 | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.89 | 20.15 | 30.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.64 | 19.27 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.99 | 23.72 | 25.88 | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.35 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Morocco?
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Morocco was 19.8 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 30.51 in 1995.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.78 in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled?
- Morocco ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.