Berkane

بركان

Urban commune in the province of Berkane, Oriental.

Population, 2024
99,069
Since 2014
−9.3%from 109,237 in 2014
Density
3,671people per km², 27 km²
Households
27,454
Foreign residents
264
Rank
4949th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 16 in its province

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

SaidiaLaatamnaAhfirAghbalMadaghZegzelSidi Slimane EchcharaaFezouaneAin ErreggadaBoughribaSidi BouhriaRislaneTafoughaltChouihiaAklim

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Berkane.

Berkane −9.3%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write
22.5%aged 10 and over27.3% in 201430.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
26.2%19.9% in 201433.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.8%aged 15 and over44.8% in 201416.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.36children per woman1.92 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.4%of people6.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
99.2%of settled households97.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Berkane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.0%75 and over5.1%
3.7%70–743.7%
5.3%65–694.9%
6.5%60–646.9%
5.6%55–596.8%
6.0%50–547.1%
5.6%45–496.4%
6.6%40–446.6%
6.3%35–396.0%
6.5%30–346.4%
6.6%25–296.5%
6.9%20–246.7%
7.7%15–196.9%
8.9%10–147.7%
8.0%5–97.2%
5.9%0–45.2%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

  • Darija98.7%
  • Tarifit13.8%
  • Tachelhit4.5%
  • Tamazight3.3%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French56.3%
  • English18.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot40.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle21.8%
  • Private car18.7%
  • Employer’s transport3.9%
  • Bus3.7%
  • Taxi2.5%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Berkane’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
41,313
Standing empty
38.7%11.9% vacant26.8% a second home
Precarious
0.9%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
98.4%98.0% on the water mains98.1% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
2.3%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house83.2%
  • Apartment10.5%
  • Traditional house4.6%
  • Villa0.9%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Other0.3%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years51.4%
  • 20 to 49 years43.1%
  • 50 years or more5.5%

Business and jobs

Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments
6,54666.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
6,26395.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
13,0192.1 per business
Public services
218
Associations
65in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.9%
  • Services29.1%
  • Industry9.8%
  • Construction3.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person44.5%
  • 2 to 347.8%
  • 4 to 96.7%
  • 10 to 490.8%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later16.0%
  • 2011–201944.1%
  • 2001–201022.2%
  • 1991–20006.4%
  • 1981–19908.1%
  • 1956–19802.9%
  • Before 19560.4%

In the data

Code
02.113.01.09
As digits
021130109
Slug
berkane
Record
/api/communes/02.113.01.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.113.01.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.113.01.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.113.01.09/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.113.01.09/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.113.01.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2447389
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("berkane");

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