Morocco: labor force participation rate by gender

In 2021, around 75 percent of the men aged 15 to 64 years in Morocco were part of the labor force, meaning that they were employed or actively seeking employment. On the other hand, the female labor force participation rate was considerably lower, at about 22 percent. Morocco's total labor force amounted to approximately 12.5 million people as of 2022.

Labor force participation rate in Morocco from 2010 to 2021, by gender

Characteristic	Female	Male
2021	22.39%	74.6%
2020	23.64%	69.2%
2019	24.73%	72.11%
2018	24.58%	72.02%
2017	24.44%	71.98%
2016	24.81%	73.53%
2015	25.93%	74.22%
2014	26.31%	74.88%
2013	26.19%	75.38%
2012	25.76%	75.87%
2011	26.6%	76.6%
2010	27.01%	77%

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Morocco

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Age group

15-64 years

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.
Data are estimates.

The source adds the following information:
"Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.".

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