Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Morocco
Morocco: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 104.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Morocco is 104.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Morocco peaked at 104.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 1995.
Morocco ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.4% | — |
| 1992 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 75.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 83.8% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 102.7% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 103.5% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 102.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 102.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 102.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 102.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 102.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 103.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 102.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 103.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 102.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 104.2% | +1.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 104.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 104.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.7%, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 75.6% | 76.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 77.6% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 84.1% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.1% | 102.1% | 104.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Morocco?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Morocco was 104.2% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 1995.
- How does Morocco rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Morocco ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.