Morocco Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 22.62%, a 0.59% decline from 2022.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 23.21%, a 1.8% decline from 2021.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 25.01%, a 1.63% decline from 2020.
  • Morocco youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 26.65%, a 4.05% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 76.47%
Eswatini 64.99%
Republic of Congo 41.20%
Tunisia 37.48%
Georgia 30.20%
Bhutan 29.24%
Cabo Verde 28.65%
Angola 28.24%
Sri Lanka 25.28%
Lesotho 24.84%
Mauritania 23.73%
Morocco 22.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.08%
Egypt 18.99%
Sudan 18.15%
India 15.79%
Bangladesh 15.74%
Indonesia 13.94%
Kenya 12.23%
Mongolia 11.40%
Honduras 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Vanuatu 10.71%
Zambia 9.76%
Myanmar 9.71%
Pakistan 9.65%
Nicaragua 9.48%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.20%
El Salvador 7.18%
Philippines 6.85%
Cameroon 6.44%
Vietnam 6.21%
Nigeria 5.84%
Ghana 5.50%
Bolivia 5.26%
Moldova 4.18%
Papua New Guinea 3.70%
Timor-Leste 3.17%
Solomon Islands 3.00%
Lao PDR 2.18%
Cambodia 0.78%
Morocco Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 22.62% -0.59%
2022 23.21% -1.80%
2021 25.01% -1.63%
2020 26.65% 4.05%
2019 22.60% 0.06%
2018 22.53% 0.27%
2017 22.26% -0.06%
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% -1.51%
2000 20.35% -0.26%
1999 20.61% 0.59%
1998 20.02% -0.57%
1997 20.59% 0.65%
1996 19.94% -0.59%
1995 20.53% 0.20%
1994 20.33% -0.10%
1993 20.43% 0.27%
1992 20.16% 0.31%
1991 19.85% 0.31%