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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Morocco: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Morocco is placed 166th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 39.99 (2025); Labour Income Share 40.95 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
166th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Morocco on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
39.99
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Morocco: 39.99. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in Northern Africa
- 41.55 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 36.04
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
9
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Morocco: 9. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in Northern Africa
- 6.781 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 11.63
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
35.54
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Morocco: 35.54. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in Northern Africa
- 17.94 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 25.56
02Over time
Which way Morocco is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
MoroccoWorld median
Morocco fell from 44.35 in 2000 to 39.99 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Morocco World median 2025 39.99 57.720 2024 40.11 57.694 2023 40.29 58.158 2022 40.13 57.688 2021 40.52 56.066 2020 39.56 55.691 2019 41.92 57.871 2018 41.58 56.911 2017 41.31 56.738 2016 42.22 56.845 2015 42.98 56.788 2014 43.40 56.774 2013 43.85 56.229 2012 44.06 56.289 2011 44.78 56.297 2010 45.10 56.212 2009 45.61 56.255 2008 45.75 57.308 2007 45.77 56.933 2006 45.73 56.685 2005 45.07 56.129 2004 45.17 55.465 2003 44.63 55.630 2002 44.82 55.843 2001 44.88 56.018 2000 44.35 55.861 Labour Income Share
Labour income share of GDP (%) · higher is better
MoroccoWorld median
Morocco fell from 44.97 in 2004 to 40.95 in 2025; the world median went from 46.01 to 46.23.
Every year’s figures
Year Morocco World median 2025 40.955 46.230 2024 41.118 46.060 2023 41.643 45.900 2022 43.993 45.615 2021 43.826 45.433 2020 45.589 47.267 2019 45.342 46.277 2018 45.099 46.187 2017 45.653 46.467 2016 46.493 46.798 2015 45.971 46.876 2014 48.380 47.281 2013 46.836 46.887 2012 47.622 46.231 2011 46.370 45.679 2010 44.512 46.024 2009 44.646 47.071 2008 43.713 45.312 2007 44.966 45.246 2006 44.645 45.670 2005 46.265 46.265 2004 44.971 46.012 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
MoroccoWorld median
Morocco fell from 13.58 in 2000 to 9 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Morocco World median 2025 9.00 5.08 2024 9.10 5.15 2023 8.90 5.21 2022 9.41 5.34 2021 10.55 6.04 2020 11.19 6.38 2019 9.19 5.36 2018 9.27 5.35 2017 9.22 5.59 2016 9.30 5.90 2015 9.46 6.41 2014 9.70 6.58 2013 9.23 6.71 2012 8.99 6.79 2011 8.91 6.90 2010 9.09 7.04 2009 8.96 6.67 2008 9.57 5.79 2007 9.56 6.00 2006 9.67 6.50 2005 11.01 7.09 2004 10.83 6.80 2003 11.92 6.95 2002 11.59 6.91 2001 12.46 6.96 2000 13.58 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
MoroccoWorld median
Morocco fell from 47.63 in 2000 to 35.54 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Morocco World median 2025 35.54 28.67 2024 35.88 29.04 2023 36.15 29.33 2022 36.38 29.67 2021 36.43 30.01 2020 36.91 30.54 2019 36.70 29.98 2018 37.03 30.15 2017 37.31 29.93 2016 37.64 29.91 2015 37.73 30.26 2014 38.12 30.47 2013 39.03 31.14 2012 39.96 31.00 2011 40.78 31.41 2010 41.70 32.37 2009 42.62 32.59 2008 43.48 31.76 2007 44.65 33.47 2006 45.49 34.27 2005 46.55 34.66 2004 47.31 35.51 2003 47.35 35.90 2002 47.50 35.96 2001 47.56 35.27 2000 47.63 35.67
03In context
Morocco beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Morocco and the countries it borders
Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 166th | 39.99 | 40.95 | 9 | 35.54 |
 Algeriacompare | 176th | 36.04 | 30.51 | 11.63 | 25.56 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Morocco in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Morocco is ahead of the world, and behind
23 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Morocco does better than the middle country measured.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8852.8034.885▼ Worsened since 2015
Morocco: 2.803 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Morocco does worse than the middle country measured.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.93945.9No earlier reading
Morocco: 39 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,38432,24247,384▲ Improved since 2015
Morocco: 32,242 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 168 · derived.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,7423,8986,742▲ Improved since 2015
Morocco: 3,898 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 151 · derived.
Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.612.441.61▲ Improved since 2015
Morocco: 2.44 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.
Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.161422.16No real change since 2015
Morocco: 14 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.
Position 117th of 182 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23012,72625,230▼ Worsened since 2010
Morocco: 12,726 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 151 · derived.
Trade Union DensityILO · 2020 · world median 16.6810.916.68No earlier reading
Morocco: 10.9 · world median 16.68 · Employees who are trade union members (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.2 to 91.42; higher is better.
Position 96th of 139 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8155.3941.81No earlier reading
Morocco: 55.39 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 51st of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.8321.8812.83▼ Worsened since 2015
Morocco: 21.88 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 38th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6643.9461.66▼ Worsened since 2015
Morocco: 43.94 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 166th of 182 · derived.
Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.165.43819.16No earlier reading
Morocco: 5.438 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.
Position 167th of 179 · derived.
Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.078.81632.07No earlier reading
Morocco: 8.816 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3619.753.36▼ Worsened since 2015
Morocco: 19.7 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 173rd of 182 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 333▼ Worsened since 2015
Morocco: 3 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 989898▼ Worsened since 2015
Morocco: 98 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8944.2138.89Moved since 2015
Morocco: 44.21 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 28th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.8823.8318.88Moved since 2015
Morocco: 23.83 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 49th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3827.8914.38Moved since 2015
Morocco: 27.89 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 63rd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95772.63657.95Moved since 2014
Morocco: 772.63 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.8440.0631.84No real change since 2015
Morocco: 40.06 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 78th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Public Sector EmploymentWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 15.018.58515.01No earlier reading
Morocco: 8.585 · world median 15.01 · Public sector employment (% of total employment). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 1.672 to 47.1.
Position 93rd of 135 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5148.2759.51Moved since 2015
Morocco: 48.27 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 132nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Morocco
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Share of Temporary Employees (last 2011), Unemployment Benefit Coverage and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (last 2014). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Work & Labour among Morocco’s 15 topics
Work & Labour is Morocco’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 61st of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture67th of 1843/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions74th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology77th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade69th of 1772/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing102nd of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties108th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality89th of 1593/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital131st of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation123rd of 1764/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience138th of 1934/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 137th of 1863/4 keys
- Peace & Security139th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equality147th of 1834/4 keys
- Work & Labour166th of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Morocco can most readily be measured against.
1
IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Nigeria16th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia145th4/4 keysThis page
Morocco166th4/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Morocco and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
08Questions
Morocco on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Morocco rank on work & labour?
Morocco is placed 166th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Morocco?
39.99 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Morocco?
40.95 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.
How does Morocco compare with Algeria on work & labour?
Algeria is placed 176th of 182, and Morocco 166th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: Algeria 36.04, Morocco 39.99; Labour Income Share: Algeria 30.51, Morocco 40.95; Unemployment Rate: Algeria 11.63, Morocco 9; Vulnerable Employment: Algeria 25.56, Morocco 35.54.
How have Morocco’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio fell from 44.35 in 2000 to 39.99 in 2025; Labour Income Share fell from 44.97 in 2004 to 40.95 in 2025; Unemployment Rate fell from 13.58 in 2000 to 9 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 47.63 in 2000 to 35.54 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Morocco?
No current reading is published for Morocco on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Share of Temporary Employees, Unemployment Benefit Coverage and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 23 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Morocco’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Morocco (banner) — Christophe Guilloux derivative work: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Morocco: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/morocco/work