Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Morocco
Morocco: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 40.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Morocco stood at 40.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Morocco peaked at 49.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2025.
That places Morocco 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.9% | — |
| 1992 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 49.4% | 49.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 45.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.3% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 40.1% | 41.4% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5939 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,402 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,884 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Morocco?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Morocco was 40.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Morocco ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.