Morocco Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Morocco unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.47%, a 0.01% increase from 2020.
  • Morocco unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.45%, a 2.17% increase from 2019.
  • Morocco unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.28%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
  • Morocco unemployment rate for 2018 was 9.27%, a 0.02% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Djibouti 28.39%
Eswatini 25.76%
West Bank and Gaza 24.90%
Lesotho 24.60%
Republic of Congo 23.01%
Sudan 19.81%
Tunisia 16.82%
Sao Tome and Principe 15.91%
Cabo Verde 15.42%
Zambia 13.03%
Morocco 11.47%
Mauritania 11.46%
Georgia 10.66%
Nigeria 9.79%
Egypt 9.33%
Kyrgyz Republic 9.10%
Ukraine 8.88%
Angola 8.53%
Honduras 8.51%
Bolivia 8.51%
Uzbekistan 7.16%
Mongolia 7.08%
India 5.98%
Nicaragua 5.96%
El Salvador 5.94%
Kenya 5.74%
Sri Lanka 5.40%
Bangladesh 5.23%
Timor-Leste 5.07%
Ghana 4.70%
Indonesia 4.41%
Pakistan 4.35%
Bhutan 4.33%
Moldova 3.96%
Cameroon 3.87%
Papua New Guinea 2.75%
Philippines 2.41%
Vanuatu 2.18%
Myanmar 2.17%
Vietnam 2.17%
Lao PDR 1.26%
Solomon Islands 1.03%
Cambodia 0.61%
Morocco Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 11.47% 0.01%
2020 11.45% 2.17%
2019 9.28% 0.01%
2018 9.27% 0.02%
2017 9.24% -0.06%
2016 9.30% -0.16%
2015 9.46% -0.24%
2014 9.70% 0.47%
2013 9.23% 0.24%
2012 8.99% 0.08%
2011 8.91% -0.18%
2010 9.09% 0.13%
2009 8.96% -0.61%
2008 9.57% 0.01%
2007 9.56% -0.11%
2006 9.67% -1.34%
2005 11.01% 0.18%
2004 10.83% -1.09%
2003 11.92% 0.33%
2002 11.59% -0.87%
2001 12.46% -1.12%
2000 13.58% -0.36%
1999 13.94% 0.33%
1998 13.61% -0.10%
1997 13.71% 0.54%
1996 13.17% -0.35%
1995 13.53% 0.58%
1994 12.94% -0.16%
1993 13.10% 0.11%
1992 12.99% 0.39%
1991 12.60% 0.39%