Age dependency ratio, old in Morocco
Morocco: Age dependency ratio, old was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Morocco, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Morocco is 12.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Morocco peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1984.
Morocco ranks 107th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 104 Azerbaijan 13.2% compare
- 105 American Samoa 13.1% compare
- 106 Cayman Islands 12.8% compare
- 108 Ecuador 12.7% compare
- 109 Mexico 12.6% compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 12.5% compare
More health data for Morocco
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 317,468 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 12.62 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 9.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 315,409 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 329,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 316,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 332,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 317,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 334,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 324,564 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Morocco?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Morocco was 12.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1984.
- How does Morocco rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Morocco ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.