Unemployment rate in Morocco
Morocco: Unemployment rate was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Morocco stood at 9.0%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Morocco peaked at 14.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2023.
That places Morocco 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.5% | — |
| 1992 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -2.6% |
| 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% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 9.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 9.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 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 unemployment rate in Morocco?
- Unemployment rate in Morocco was 9.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for unemployment rate?
- Morocco ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.