Morocco — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Morocco, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Morocco was 9.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 14.05% in 1995. The lowest was 8.90% in 2023 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.19% per year.
Morocco ranks 45 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 24%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 9.00%, so Morocco sits level with it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 36% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 5%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 12 of 23 economies; Iran, Islamic Rep. (8.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 22% in 2020. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 33rd of 187 in 1991 → 35th of 187 in 2000 → 61st of 187 in 2010 → 48th of 187 in 2020 → 41st of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 9.41% | -1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 10.55% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 11.19% | +2.0 pp |
| 2019 | 9.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 9.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 9.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 9.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 9.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 8.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 8.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 9.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 8.96% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 9.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 9.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 9.67% | -1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 11.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 10.83% | -1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 11.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 11.59% | -0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 12.46% | -1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 13.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 13.94% | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 13.36% | -0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 14.03% | +0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 13.36% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 14.05% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 13.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 14.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 13.78% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 13.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Morocco’s Unemployment in 1992?
13.78% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Morocco’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -33.3% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 9%; 2024: 9.1%; 2023: 8.9%; 2022: 9.41%; 2021: 10.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.