Morocco: More than 50% of singles no longer wish to get married

The disaffection is striking. According to a national survey by the High Commission for Planning, 51.7% of single Moroccans do not wish to get married. This refusal is massive among men (59.8%), while women remain generally more favorable to the union with an adhesion rate of 53.6%.

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While the desire to start a family and have children remains the main driver for 78% of respondents, the project of living together is coming later and later. Interest in marriage peaks between 40 and 54 years old, before collapsing sharply after 55 years old, with independence becoming a stabilized way of life for seniors.

Money remains the main obstacle to commitment, especially for men and the 25-39 age group. Among the youngest, studies take precedence and delay the deadline. These economic and social obstacles push the average age of first marriage to 33.3 years for men and 26.3 years for women.

To choose the love of their life, the criteria differ according to gender. Men favor youth and the same social background, while women seek an older or higher-status partner. In any case, moral values and a sense of responsibility (44.7%) largely take precedence over purely emotional attachment.

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Moroccan society is changing profoundly with a clear decline in traditions. Marriages between cousins have fallen, from 29.3% in 1995 to 20.9% in 2025. Once united, couples also seek their autonomy: more than 55% of women now live in independent housing, far from the model of the extended family.