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 217 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.
Age dependency ratio in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.1% | — |
| 1961 | 93.2% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 95.1% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 96.8% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 95.5% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 94.3% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 92.9% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 90.0% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 88.7% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 87.5% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 86.3% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 85.2% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 84.1% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 82.9% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 81.7% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 80.4% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 77.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 76.2% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 74.8% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 73.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 71.9% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 68.8% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 67.4% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | -0.5% |
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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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 217 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.