Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Morocco
Morocco: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 74.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Morocco is 74.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Morocco peaked at 74.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2004.
That places Morocco 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.6% | — |
| 1992 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 54.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 54.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 74.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 74.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.1%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 54.1% | 55.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 53.2% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 63.9% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 72.9% | 74.1% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Morocco?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Morocco was 74.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2004.
- How does Morocco rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Morocco ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.