Unemployment rate,Percent in Morocco

Morocco: Unemployment rate,Percent was 13.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13.0%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
4th
of 71 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2024
All-time low
8.9%
in 2011
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Morocco, 2006–2025

0510152006201520252006: 9.62007: 9.82008: 9.62009: 9.12010: 9.12011: 8.92012: 92013: 9.22014: 9.72015: 9.52016: 9.32017: 10.32018: 9.62019: 9.22020: 11.92021: 12.32022: 11.92023: 132024: 13.32025: 13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Morocco stood at 13.0%.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Morocco peaked at 13.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2011.

Morocco ranks 4th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Unemployment rate,Percent in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate,Percent,,, in Morocco, 2006 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2006 9.6% —
2007 9.8% +2.0%
2008 9.6% -2.2%
2009 9.1% -4.7%
2010 9.1% +0.1%
2011 8.9% -2.7%
2012 9.0% +1.7%
2013 9.2% +2.1%
2014 9.7% +5.4%
2015 9.5% -2.5%
2016 9.3% -1.8%
2017 10.3% +10.8%
2018 9.6% -6.5%
2019 9.2% -4.5%
2020 11.9% +29.9%
2021 12.3% +2.7%
2022 11.9% -2.9%
2023 13.0% +9.4%
2024 13.3% +2.3%
2025 13.0% -2.2%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 13.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 13.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.6%, 2.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unemployment rate,Percent 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +29.9% 9.2% 11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.5% 9.1% 9.8% 4
2010s 9.4% 8.9% 10.3% 10
2020s 12.6% 11.9% 13.3% 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 1 South Africa 32.4% compare
  2. 2 Jordan 22.9% compare
  3. 3 Tunisia 15.4% compare
  4. 5 Algeria 11.7% compare
  5. 6 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
  6. 7 Spain 10.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Morocco?
Unemployment rate,percent in Morocco was 13.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2011.
How does Morocco rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Morocco ranks 4th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,236 data points, 1990–2026
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