Number of female directors in Morocco
Morocco: Number of female directors was 12,460 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Morocco, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female directors in Morocco stood at 12,460.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 144.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Morocco peaked at 12,464 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,103, in 2014.
That places Morocco 17th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5,103 | — |
| 2015 | 6,184 | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 7,210 | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 6,937 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 7,591 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 7,461 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 8,258 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 12,464 | +50.9% |
| 2022 | 10,707 | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 10,756 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12,460 | +15.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 12,460 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,084, 11.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 12,460 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 544, 22.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,748 | 5,103 | 7,591 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10,929 | 8,258 | 12,464 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 14 Kazakhstan 13,403 compare
- 15 Zambia 13,199 compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 12,664 compare
- 18 Netherlands 9,666 compare
- 19 Ecuador 9,443 compare
- 20 Rwanda 9,035 compare
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 15.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 82.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 32.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Morocco?
- Number of female directors in Morocco was 12,460 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female directors recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12,464 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,103 in 2014.
- How does Morocco rank for number of female directors?
- Morocco ranks 17th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.