Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Morocco
Morocco: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 11.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Morocco, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 11.8% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2022.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Morocco peaked at 13.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2011.
That places Morocco 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -4.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 11.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 2.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 11.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.8%, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +32.3% | 9.3% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Morocco?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Morocco was 11.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2011.
- How does Morocco rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Morocco ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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