Labor force participation rate in Morocco
Morocco: Labor force participation rate was 43.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Morocco, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 43.9% for labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Morocco peaked at 51.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2025.
Morocco ranks 168th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.2% | — |
| 1991 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 43.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 43.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.0%, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 50.1% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.9% | 45.3% | 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 labor force participation rate in Morocco?
- Labor force participation rate in Morocco was 43.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for labor force participation rate?
- Morocco ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).