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
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Morocco, 1960–2022
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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.
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About this data
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.