Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco
Morocco: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 33.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 33.7% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco peaked at 35.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1993.
Morocco ranks 70th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.8% | — |
| 1992 | 29.9% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -2.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 33.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 33.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.7%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 29.7% | 35.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 30.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.2% | 35.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 67 Republic of Moldova 34.3% compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 34.2% compare
- 69 Cambodia 33.8% compare
- 71 Palestine, State of 33.5% compare
- 72 Djibouti 33.0% compare
- 73 Cape Verde 31.8% compare
More gender data for Morocco
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,271 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8062 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,683 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,683 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Morocco was 33.7% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1993.
- How does Morocco rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Morocco ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".