Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 154.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Morocco, 1982–2022
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 (%) in Morocco is 154.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Morocco peaked at 154.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1999.
That places Morocco 37th out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 84.1% | — |
| 1990 | 102.3% | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 130.1% | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 103.4% | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 84.4% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 104.0% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 104.6% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 103.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 147.5% | +43.0% |
| 2022 | 154.4% | +4.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 154.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124.5%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 154.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 177.2%, 87% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 102.9% | 75.9% | 130.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 80.3% | 94.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 85.1% | 104.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 151.0% | 147.5% | 154.4% | 2 |
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 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 people (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 (%) in Morocco?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Morocco was 154.4% in 2022, 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 (%) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 154.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1999.
- How does Morocco rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Morocco ranks 37th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 (%) (national 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.