Age dependency ratio in Morocco
Morocco: Age dependency ratio was 50.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio 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 in Morocco is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Morocco peaked at 99.9% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2025.
Morocco ranks 146th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.1% | 91.1% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.5% | 90.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 77.6% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 63.4% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 52.8% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 51.1% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.7% | 51.4% | 6 |
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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 in Morocco?
- Age dependency ratio in Morocco was 50.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for age dependency ratio?
- Morocco ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.