Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Morocco: Unemployment rate,Percent

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
9.1%
in 2024
Morocco
13.0%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Morocco rank
4th

Unemployment rate,Percent over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Morocco
051015200420142025

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 13.0% against 9.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Morocco ranks 4th of 9 groups.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Morocco Difference Ahead
2000s 7.4% 9.5% 2.1% Morocco
2010s 8.2% 9.3% 1.0% Morocco
2020s 8.8% 12.6% 3.8% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Morocco?
Morocco, at 13.0% against 9.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco?
3.9%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Morocco ranks 4th of 9 groups.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed