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37.2% youth unemployment in 2025

Unemployment among Moroccans aged 15–24 rose from 36.7% in 2024 to 37.2% in 2025.

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Beyond the number

Unemployment among Moroccans aged 15–24 rose from 36.7% in 2024 to 37.2% in 2025.

The national statistics office measured 36.7% unemployment among young people aged 15–24 in 2024.

That rate reached 37.2% in 2025, even as overall unemployment eased from 13.3% to 13.0%. The youth rate refers to young people in the labour force who were looking for work, not all young people.

Then / Now

How the story unfolded

  1. Youth unemployment was 36.7%.

  2. Youth unemployment reached 37.2%; overall unemployment was 13.0%.

The next question

What comes next?

Follow the youth unemployment rate each year and the transition from education and training into sustained employment.

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