Only 17% of Moroccan employees are actively engaged at work, according to the State of the Global Workplace 2025 report by Gallup, an American multinational analytics and advisory firm, marking a modest 3-point rise from last year.
This is notably lower than the global average, which saw engagement drop from 23% to 21% in 2024, only the second decline in the past 12 years.
While Morocco ranks seventh among countries with the highest employee engagement, led by Oman (27%), Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia (26%), the MENA region overall has the second-lowest engagement rate globally.
Tunisia and Algeria ranked at the bottom in the region with engagement rates of 8% each, followed by Egypt at 7%, and Lebanon with a strikingly low 5%.
The global decline in engagement cost the world economy an estimated $438 billion in lost productivity, a loss similar to that experienced during the peak of the COVID-19 lockdowns.
However, 68% of Moroccan employees said they are watching for or actively seeking a new job—a figure well above the regional average of 46%—though it marks a slight decrease of 2 percentage points from last year.
This places Morocco second in the region, just behind Yemen (70%) and ahead of Iraq (57%), while only 47% of employees in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia reported the same.
After several years of steady improvement in global employee life evaluations, which fell to 33% in recent years, Morocco saw no change, with only 16% of employees reporting their lives as thriving.
This is very low compared to Gulf countries, which are above the global average, with 52% of Omanis, 50% of UAE residents, 48% of Kuwaitis, 47% of Saudis, and 45% of Bahrainis reporting their lives as thriving.
The report highlights concerning levels of daily stress, anger, sadness, and loneliness among Moroccan employees. With 39% reporting daily anger, Morocco ranks fourth, showing a 4-percentage-point increase from last year.
Iraq (45%), Tunisia, and Turkey (40%) lead in daily anger, contributing to the MENA region’s position as the second-highest globally for employees experiencing anger.
Meanwhile, 49% of Moroccan employees report daily stress, ranking Morocco 6th regionally, behind Turkey (69%), Lebanon (64%), and Egypt (54%). Stress levels are notably lower in Oman (22%), Saudi Arabia (28%), and Kuwait (32%).
The report also shows that 30% of Moroccan employees experience daily sadness, placing the country above the global average of 23%, where both men and women reported similar levels.
The list is topped by Iran (40%) and Iraq (35%), while countries like Algeria (12%) and Kuwait (13%) reported significantly lower levels of sadness.
As for daily loneliness, 31% of Moroccans reported feeling it—again above the global average of 22% in 2024, which marked a two-point increase compared to 2023.
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