Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Morocco

Unemployment rate in Morocco in 2025 — 9%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.5 pp.

2025 9% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 142of 182
Period maximum 14.05%1995
Period minimum 8.9%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Morocco, 1991–202581012141619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.5%1992: 13.78%1993: 14.03%1994: 13.86%1995: 14.05%1996: 13.36%1997: 14.03%1998: 13.36%1999: 13.94%2000: 13.58%2001: 12.46%2002: 11.59%2003: 11.92%2004: 10.83%2005: 11.01%2006: 9.67%2007: 9.56%2008: 9.57%2009: 8.96%2010: 9.09%2011: 8.91%2012: 8.99%2013: 9.23%2014: 9.7%2015: 9.46%2016: 9.3%2017: 9.22%2018: 9.27%2019: 9.19%2020: 11.19%2021: 10.55%2022: 9.41%2023: 8.9%2024: 9.1%2025: 9%
Change over the period: −4.5 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Morocco

Morocco 9%
World 4.79%
Northern Africa computed 9.1%
Unemployment rate — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9 −0.1 pp
2024 9.1 +0.21 pp
2023 8.9 −0.52 pp
2022 9.41 −1.14 pp
2021 10.55 −0.64 pp
2020 11.19 +2 pp
2019 9.19 −0.08 pp
2018 9.27 +0.05 pp
2017 9.22 −0.08 pp
2016 9.3 −0.16 pp
2015 9.46 −0.24 pp
2014 9.7 +0.47 pp
2013 9.23 +0.24 pp
2012 8.99 +0.08 pp
2011 8.91 −0.18 pp
2010 9.09 +0.13 pp
2009 8.96 −0.61 pp
2008 9.57 +0.01 pp
2007 9.56 −0.11 pp
2006 9.67 −1.34 pp
2005 11.01 +0.18 pp
2004 10.83 −1.09 pp
2003 11.92 +0.33 pp
2002 11.59 −0.87 pp
2001 12.46 −1.12 pp
2000 13.58 −0.36 pp
1999 13.94 +0.58 pp
1998 13.36 −0.67 pp
1997 14.03 +0.66 pp
1996 13.36 −0.69 pp
1995 14.05 +0.2 pp
1994 13.86 −0.17 pp
1993 14.03 +0.24 pp
1992 13.78 +0.28 pp
1991 13.5

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.