Morocco totals 5.9 million young people aged 15 to 24, representing 16.2% of the total population in 2021, said the High Commission for Planning (HCP) on August 12, in celebration of international youth day.
50.9% of young people are male, 59.9% are from urban areas, and 56.6% are aged 15 to 19, added HCP.
Over 6 out of 10 young people (64.6%) have an intermediate level diploma, 20.6% have a higher level diploma and 14.8% have no diploma, specified the same source.
The Casablanca-Settat region accounts for almost one-fifth (19.1%) of young people aged 15 to 24, while Marrakech-Safi comes second with 13.6%, followed by Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (13.1%) and Fez-Meknes (12.2%), according to the same source.
Youth activity and employment
Among the 5.9 million young people aged 15 to 24 years, 16.3% are employed (962,000), 7.6% are seeking employment (448,000) and 76.1% are outside the labor market (4,478,000), specified HCP.
Three-quarters of the young people outside the labor market (75.5%) are students, and 21.1% are housewives, added HCP.
Young people are characterized by low participation in the labor market, with an activity rate of 23.9% compared to the general population, where the rate is 45.3%.
The activity rate for young people is 28.9% in the countryside, compared with 20.6% in the cities. It is three times higher among young men (35.4%) than among young women (12.1%), added the same source.
Over the past five years, the decline in the labor force participation rate has been more dominant among young people, said HCP.
Their rate fell by 4.3 points, compared with 1.4 points for the total population of working age (15 and over), added the same source.
Young people in employment are still more present in agriculture, forestry, and fishing with a rate of 43.6%, ahead of services (32.8%), and industry (12.9%), according to the same source.
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