El Mers

المرس

Rural commune in the cercle of Marmoucha, province of Boulemane, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
4,887
Since 2014
−5.1%from 5,152 in 2014
Density
12.7people per km², 386.1 km²
Households
1,360
Rank
1,2121,212th most populous of 1,503 communes14th of 21 in its province

Where it is

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

FritissaTalzemtImouzzer MarmouchaAit El ManeAit BazzaSerghinaGuigouBoulemaneEnjilSkoura M'dazAlmis MarmouchaMissourSidi BoutayebOuizeghtKsabi-MoulouyaErmilaOutat El HajEl OrjaneOulad Ali YoussefTissaf

How it changed

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

El Mers −5.1%

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
44.9%aged 10 and over51.8% in 201458.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
38.8%17.2% in 201432.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
34.2%aged 15 and over44.4% in 20147.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.87children per woman2.44 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.7%of people7.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
76.5%of settled households46.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

El Mers: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.6%75 and over6.5%
3.5%70–744.2%
3.8%65–694.2%
4.1%60–645.9%
5.5%55–594.7%
6.0%50–546.2%
7.3%45–496.2%
6.4%40–447.2%
5.9%35–395.6%
5.5%30–345.1%
5.2%25–295.1%
4.9%20–246.7%
8.7%15–198.0%
9.9%10–149.2%
10.3%5–98.0%
7.5%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Tamazight95.7%
  • Darija62.8%
  • Tachelhit0.7%
  • Tarifit0.3%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French60.6%
  • English19.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh4.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot68.8%
  • Private car3.4%
  • Employer’s transport2.8%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.6%
  • Taxi1.5%
  • Bus1.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
11222.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
6255.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
841.4 per business
Public services
50
Associations
0in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce66.1%
  • Industry17.7%
  • Services16.1%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person75.8%
  • 2 to 324.2%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later1.6%
  • 2011–201985.5%
  • 2001–201011.3%
  • 1991–20001.6%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
03.131.09.07
As digits
031310907
Slug
el-mers
Record
/api/communes/03.131.09.07.json
Boundary
/api/communes/03.131.09.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/03.131.09.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/03.131.09.07/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/03.131.09.07/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2817718
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("el-mers");

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