Berrechid

برشيد

Urban commune in the province of Berrechid, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
168,687
Since 2014
+23.5%from 136,634 in 2014
Density
5,567people per km², 30.3 km²
Households
44,011
Foreign residents
221
Rank
2323rd most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

DerouaEl GaraHad SoualemSidi Rahal ChataiSidi El MekkiKasbat Ben MchichJaqmaOuled ZidaneOuled CebbahLahsasnaFoqra Oulad AameurLambarkiyneRiahSidi AbdelkhaleqSahel Oulad H'rizLaghnimyineBen MaachouOulad AbbouZaouiat Sidi Ben HamdounSoualem TrifiyaOulad Ziyane

How it changed

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

Berrechid +23.5%

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
14.7%aged 10 and over20.6% in 201419.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.3%18.2% in 201423.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
46.1%aged 15 and over51.6% in 201424.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.83children per woman2.18 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.0%of people3.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.6%of settled households96.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Berrechid: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.7%75 and over2.2%
2.2%70–741.9%
3.1%65–692.9%
4.4%60–644.3%
4.6%55–594.7%
5.8%50–545.6%
6.3%45–496.5%
6.8%40–447.3%
7.0%35–397.4%
7.5%30–348.1%
7.1%25–298.1%
7.5%20–248.2%
8.6%15–198.0%
10.0%10–149.1%
9.4%5–98.7%
8.1%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.7%
  • Tachelhit5.7%
  • Tamazight1.9%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French70.0%
  • English29.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot30.3%
  • Employer’s transport26.8%
  • Private car18.3%
  • Taxi10.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle6.0%
  • Bus1.6%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
58,035
Standing empty
26.1%14.1% vacant12.0% a second home
Precarious
1.3%0.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.6%97.5% on the water mains98.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.7%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house53.7%
  • Apartment40.6%
  • Villa3.5%
  • Traditional house0.9%
  • Rural-type0.6%
  • Other0.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years60.6%
  • 20 to 49 years38.4%
  • 50 years or more1.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
6,93041.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
6,65096.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
32,4764.9 per business
Public services
162
Associations
118in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce46.8%
  • Services36.1%
  • Industry11.7%
  • Construction5.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person47.8%
  • 2 to 341.4%
  • 4 to 98.0%
  • 10 to 492.2%
  • 50 and over0.7%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later31.5%
  • 2011–201937.6%
  • 2001–201014.9%
  • 1991–20009.3%
  • 1981–19903.7%
  • 1956–19802.6%
  • Before 19560.3%

In the data

Code
06.117.01.03
As digits
061170103
Slug
berrechid
Record
/api/communes/06.117.01.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/06.117.01.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/06.117.01.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/06.117.01.03/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/06.117.01.03/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/06.117.01.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2522561
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("berrechid");

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