Morocco Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

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 24.94%, a 0.05% increase from 2021.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 24.89%, a 1.61% decline from 2020.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 26.50%, a 3.92% increase from 2019.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 22.58%, a 0.15% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.19%
Eswatini 49.77%
Republic of Congo 40.77%
West Bank and Gaza 40.72%
Tunisia 37.13%
Sudan 34.45%
Cabo Verde 30.19%
Georgia 29.07%
Lesotho 26.66%
Sri Lanka 26.12%
Morocco 24.94%
India 23.22%
Sao Tome and Principe 22.74%
Mauritania 21.90%
Mongolia 19.37%
Angola 17.28%
Egypt 17.10%
Bhutan 14.67%
Uzbekistan 13.83%
Nigeria 13.44%
Kenya 13.35%
Timor-Leste 13.30%
Indonesia 13.02%
Bangladesh 12.93%
Honduras 12.27%
Pakistan 11.31%
Zambia 11.03%
Nicaragua 10.71%
El Salvador 8.96%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.88%
Moldova 8.11%
Bolivia 7.63%
Vietnam 7.44%
Ghana 7.14%
Cameroon 7.00%
Philippines 6.34%
Papua New Guinea 5.20%
Vanuatu 5.07%
Lao PDR 4.78%
Solomon Islands 2.82%
Cambodia 0.85%
Morocco Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 24.94% 0.05%
2021 24.89% -1.61%
2020 26.50% 3.92%
2019 22.58% 0.15%
2018 22.43% 0.18%
2017 22.25% -0.07%
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% -1.58%
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% -1.42%
2000 20.27% -0.34%
1999 20.61% 0.30%
1998 20.31% -0.17%
1997 20.47% 0.54%
1996 19.93% -0.45%
1995 20.38% 0.60%
1994 19.78% -0.23%
1993 20.01% 0.07%
1992 19.93% 0.41%
1991 19.52% 0.41%