Unemployment rate,Percent in Morocco

Morocco: Unemployment rate,Percent was 13.0% in 2025. β–² 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.

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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About this data

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
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