ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Morocco
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Morocco at 9.0% in 2025.
Morocco, 2025
9.0%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
41st of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Morocco over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.0% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 9.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.5%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Morocco has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Morocco
All statistics for Morocco
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
21.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
43.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
19.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
40.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
27.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
23.8%
2025 · World Bank