Casablanca

الدار البيضاء

Urban commune in the préfecture of Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
3,215,935
Since 2014
−4.2%from 3,357,173 in 2014
Density
14,836people per km², 216.8 km²
Households
909,228
Foreign residents
45,957
Rank
1The most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 2 in its préfecture

Where it is

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

Méchouar de Casablanca

How it changed

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

Casablanca −4.2%

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
12.3%aged 10 and over17.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.0%19.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
45.6%aged 15 and over27.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.55children per woman1.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.1%of people4.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average3.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.5%of settled households82.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Casablanca: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over4.1%
3.2%70–743.2%
4.2%65–694.5%
5.4%60–645.9%
5.6%55–596.0%
6.3%50–546.5%
6.4%45–496.7%
6.9%40–447.1%
6.9%35–397.0%
7.3%30–347.3%
7.2%25–297.2%
7.4%20–247.2%
7.7%15–197.0%
8.3%10–147.5%
7.7%5–96.9%
6.3%0–45.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.6%
  • Tachelhit8.7%
  • Tamazight1.8%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.3%
  • French70.8%
  • English28.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot25.8%
  • Private car22.7%
  • Taxi16.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.6%
  • Employer’s transport8.5%
  • Bus8.1%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
1,090,653
Standing empty
21.7%10.7% vacant11.0% a second home
Precarious
5.9%5.0% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.8%97.6% on the water mains98.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
9.2%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment55.0%
  • Modern house34.5%
  • Slum or basic house5.0%
  • Villa3.4%
  • Traditional house1.1%
  • Other0.8%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years43.4%
  • 20 to 49 years40.3%
  • 50 years or more16.3%

Business and jobs

The census counts Casablanca by arrondissement. These figures add its 16 arrondissements up. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments
150,95346.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
146,85497.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
712,8014.9 per business
Public services
2,666
Associations
1,433in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce49.5%
  • Services34.2%
  • Industry13.6%
  • Construction2.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person40.4%
  • 2 to 341.1%
  • 4 to 913.2%
  • 10 to 494.3%
  • 50 and over0.9%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later22.1%
  • 2011–201931.0%
  • 2001–201024.3%
  • 1991–200010.7%
  • 1981–19905.8%
  • 1956–19804.5%
  • Before 19561.6%

Arrondissements

The city is divided into arrondissements, shaded from least to most dense.

AnfaHay-HassaniSidi MoumenMoulay RachidSidi OthmaneBen-M'sickSbataAïn-ChockAl-FidaMers-SultanAsoukhour AssawdaHay-MohammadiAïn-SebaâSidi BernoussiMaârifSidi Belyout
ArrondissementPopulation, 2024Per km²
Sidi Moumen سيدي مومن551,44321,355
Hay-Hassani الحي الحسني537,50913,173
Aïn-Chock عين الشق374,7079,479
Moulay Rachid مولاي رشيد245,13934,507
Sidi Othmane سيدي عثمان211,89433,796
Aïn-Sebaâ عين السبع155,8289,992
Sidi Bernoussi سيدي البرنوصي154,91912,242
Maârif المعاريف139,66911,238
Sidi Belyout سيدي بليوط138,29413,488
Al-Fida الفداء125,93333,093
Ben-M'sick ابن مسيك105,61233,886
Asoukhour Assawda الصخور السوداء104,77514,212
Hay-Mohammadi الحي المحمدي104,23224,998
Sbata سباتة101,64014,152
Mers-Sultan مرس السلطان98,13926,500
Anfa أنفا66,2023,905

In the data

Code
06.141.01.0
As digits
006141010
Slug
casablanca
Record
/api/communes/06.141.01.0.json
Boundary
/api/communes/06.141.01.0/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/06.141.01.0/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/06.141.01.0/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/06.141.01.0/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/06.141.01.0/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
4072985
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("casablanca");

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