Guercif

جرسيف

Urban commune in the province of Guercif, Oriental.

Population, 2024
80,703
Since 2014
−11.2%from 90,880 in 2014
Density
3,119people per km², 25.9 km²
Households
18,585
Foreign residents
20
Rank
6969th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 10 in its province

Where it is

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

Oulad BourimaSakaMazguitamLamrijaAssebbabHouara Oulad RahoTaddartBarkineRas Laksar

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Guercif −11.2%

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
22.7%aged 10 and over31.1% in 201430.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
22.4%18.3% in 201427.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.4%aged 15 and over43.2% in 201415.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.80children per woman2.13 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.5%of people4.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
96.3%of settled households57.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Guercif: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.6%75 and over2.9%
2.3%70–742.2%
3.4%65–692.9%
4.5%60–644.2%
4.2%55–594.3%
5.4%50–545.5%
6.6%45–496.3%
6.6%40–447.2%
6.7%35–397.7%
6.3%30–347.8%
6.0%25–297.4%
7.0%20–247.7%
9.2%15–198.2%
11.0%10–149.5%
10.1%5–98.9%
8.0%0–47.2%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.4%
  • Tamazight10.9%
  • Tachelhit9.3%
  • Tarifit4.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French61.7%
  • English22.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot45.2%
  • Private car16.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle12.0%
  • Bus10.6%
  • Employer’s transport4.7%
  • Taxi3.9%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
24,808
Standing empty
27.7%13.7% vacant14.1% a second home
Precarious
4.6%0.7% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
95.0%95.3% on the water mains96.5% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
6.2%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house78.9%
  • Apartment15.0%
  • Other2.9%
  • Traditional house1.0%
  • Rural-type1.0%
  • Slum or basic house0.7%
  • Villa0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years79.9%
  • 20 to 49 years18.9%
  • 50 years or more1.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
3,39842.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3,17693.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
6,9662.2 per business
Public services
163
Associations
59in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.7%
  • Services27.3%
  • Industry10.4%
  • Construction4.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person55.2%
  • 2 to 338.8%
  • 4 to 94.9%
  • 10 to 490.9%
  • 50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later39.2%
  • 2011–201934.9%
  • 2001–201018.9%
  • 1991–20004.4%
  • 1981–19901.0%
  • 1956–19801.4%
  • Before 19560.2%

In the data

Code
02.265.01.03
As digits
022650103
Slug
guercif
Record
/api/communes/02.265.01.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.265.01.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.265.01.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.265.01.03/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.265.01.03/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.265.01.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2759217
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("guercif");

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