Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco

Morocco: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 28.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
28.4%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
189th
of 196 countries
All-time high
40.5%
in 1995
All-time low
10.1%
in 1960
Years of data
27
1960–2022

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco, 1960–2022

102030401960199120221960: 10.11971: 15.71982: 20.91990: 33.51994: 24.81995: 40.51998: 29.61999: 38.22000: 36.92001: 32.72002: 32.22003: 35.22004: 36.62005: 36.32006: 36.92007: 36.52008: 352009: 35.52010: 34.62011: 34.32012: 33.62013: 34.42014: 34.82015: 34.62016: 33.42021: 29.72022: 28.4

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco is 28.4%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco peaked at 40.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1960.

Morocco ranks 189th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in Morocco, 1960 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1960 10.1%
1971 15.7% +56.1%
1982 20.9% +32.9%
1990 33.5% +60.3%
1994 24.8% -25.9%
1995 40.5% +63.1%
1998 29.6% -26.8%
1999 38.2% +29.1%
2000 36.9% -3.5%
2001 32.7% -11.4%
2002 32.2% -1.5%
2003 35.2% +9.5%
2004 36.6% +3.9%
2005 36.3% -0.8%
2006 36.9% +1.6%
2007 36.5% -1.1%
2008 35.0% -4.1%
2009 35.5% +1.5%
2010 34.6% -2.5%
2011 34.3% -0.9%
2012 33.6% -2.2%
2013 34.4% +2.5%
2014 34.8% +1.1%
2015 34.6% -0.6%
2016 33.4% -3.4%
2021 29.7% -11.1%
2022 28.4% -4.2%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 28.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 28.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.6%, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +63.1% 24.8% 40.5%
1990 +60.3% 20.9% 33.5%
1971 +56.1% 10.1% 15.7%
1982 +32.9% 15.7% 20.9%
1999 +29.1% 29.6% 38.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.1% 10.1% 10.1% 1
1970s 15.7% 15.7% 15.7% 1
1980s 20.9% 20.9% 20.9% 1
1990s 33.3% 24.8% 40.5% 5
2000s 35.4% 32.2% 36.9% 10
2010s 34.2% 33.4% 34.8% 7
2020s 29.1% 28.4% 29.7% 2

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 186 Egypt 33.6% compare
  2. 187 Afghanistan 30.3% compare
  3. 188 Jordan 28.6% compare
  4. 190 Algeria 25.6% compare
  5. 191 Palestine, State of 25.3% compare
  6. 192 Sudan 23.3% compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More work & labour data for Morocco

All data for Morocco →

Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco?
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco was 28.4% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1960.
How does Morocco rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
Morocco ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco. Statizoid, drawing on Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/ratio-of-female-to-male-labor-force-participation-rate-percent-national-estimate/morocco/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/ratio-of-female-to-male-labor-force-participation-rate-percent-national-estimate/morocco/">Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 5,351 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.