Morocco Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 23.84%, a 2.19% decline from 2021.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 26.04%, a 1.41% decline from 2020.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 27.45%, a 4.14% increase from 2019.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 23.30%, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Morocco Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 23.84% -2.19%
2021 26.04% -1.41%
2020 27.45% 4.14%
2019 23.30% 0.08%
2018 23.22% 0.26%
2017 22.96% 0.65%
2016 22.32% 1.45%
2015 20.86% 0.85%
2014 20.01% 0.81%
2013 19.20% 0.52%
2012 18.69% 0.71%
2011 17.97% 0.31%
2010 17.66% 1.01%
2009 16.65% -1.59%
2008 18.23% 2.64%
2007 15.60% -0.89%
2006 16.49% 0.77%
2005 15.72% 0.27%
2004 15.45% -1.59%
2003 17.04% -0.55%
2002 17.59% -1.26%
2001 18.85% -1.49%
2000 20.34% -0.27%
1999 20.61% 0.50%
1998 20.11% -0.44%
1997 20.55% 0.52%
1996 20.03% -0.46%
1995 20.49% 0.16%
1994 20.33% -0.07%
1993 20.39% 0.22%
1992 20.17% 0.25%
1991 19.92% 19.92%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%