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Morocco – Dependency Ratio

Name: Morocco Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank

50.99 −0.20 from 2023 G20 rank: 72nd · all-time high: 99.86 (1968)

Morocco's dependency ratio was 50.99 in 2024, a decrease of +0.20 from 51.20 in 2023. This ranked 72nd in the G20. The all-time high was 99.86 in 1968.

APA

Morocco Dependency Ratio. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/morocco/dependency-ratio

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_morocco_dependency-ratio,
  title = {Morocco Dependency Ratio},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/morocco/dependency-ratio},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Morocco Dependency Ratio – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	50.72	–	–
2026* trend	50.83	–	–
2025* trend	50.94	–	–
2024	50.99	−0.20	72nd
2023	51.20	−0.12	74th
2022	51.32	−0.07	77th
2021	51.39	−0.05	80th
2020	51.45	+0.04	82nd
2019	51.40	+0.14	82nd
2018	51.27	+0.11	80th
2017	51.16	+0.01	84th
2016	51.14	−0.07	90th
2015	51.22	−0.12	94th
2014	51.33	−0.20	98th
2013	51.53	−0.26	103rd
2012	51.80	−0.26	104th
2011	52.06	−0.30	107th
2010	52.36	−0.43	111th
2009	52.80	−0.60	113th
2008	53.40	−0.76	113th
2007	54.16	−0.92	112th
2006	55.07	−1.12	112th
2005	56.19	−1.26	112th
2004	57.45	−1.23	113th
2003	58.68	−1.18	116th
2002	59.86	−1.18	116th
2001	61.04	−1.19	117th
2000	62.23	−1.22	116th
1999	63.45	−1.27	115th
1998	64.72	−1.32	115th
1997	66.05	−1.38	115th
1996	67.43	−1.41	115th
1995	68.84	−1.52	116th
1994	70.36	−1.58	119th
1993	71.94	−1.46	121st
1992	73.40	−1.39	123rd
1991	74.79	−1.41	125th
1990	76.20	−1.43	125th
1989	77.62	−1.40	128th
1988	79.02	−1.35	129th
1987	80.37	−1.30	131st
1986	81.67	−1.24	134th
1985	82.91	−1.18	137th
1984	84.09	−1.12	142nd
1983	85.21	−1.11	143rd
1982	86.32	−1.14	145th
1981	87.46	−1.21	146th
1980	88.67	−1.31	151st
1979	89.97	−1.42	155th
1978	91.40	−1.49	158th
1977	92.88	−1.41	165th
1976	94.29	−1.24	170th
1975	95.53	−1.08	171st
1974	96.62	−0.92	175th
1973	97.53	−0.73	174th
1972	98.27	−0.66	175th
1971	98.92	−0.55	176th
1970	99.47	−0.31	178th
1969	99.79	−0.08	177th
1968	99.86	+0.20	178th
1967	99.67	+0.47	176th
1966	99.20	+0.69	176th
1965	98.51	+0.68	173rd
1964	97.84	+1.03	172nd
1963	96.81	+1.72	169th
1962	95.09	+1.91	166th
1961	93.18	+2.08	162nd
1960	91.10	–	159th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +25.6% GDP growth 7.8% C/A balance 1.9%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Morocco matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2006. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw dependency ratio improve within 24 months. View full analysis →