Labor force, female in Morocco
Morocco: Labor force, female was 22.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Morocco, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Morocco stood at 22.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Morocco peaked at 26.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2022.
That places Morocco 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 189,855 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 115.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 117.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 12.63 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9728 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Morocco?
- Labor force, female in Morocco was 22.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for labor force, female?
- Morocco ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.