Age dependency ratio, old in Morocco

Morocco: Age dependency ratio, old was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.7%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
107th
of 215 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2025
All-time low
4.8%
in 1984
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age dependency ratio, old in Morocco, 1960–2025

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.