Larache

العرائش

Urban commune in the province of Larache, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
133,731
Since 2014
+7.0%from 125,008 in 2014
Density
1,837people per km², 72.8 km²
Households
35,818
Foreign residents
139
Rank
2828th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 19 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni GarfettAyachaKsar BjirOulad OuchihSouakenRissana JanoubiaRissana ChamaliaTatoftBoujedyaneSouk TolbaKsar El KebirBni AroussSahelLaouamraZouadaZaarouraSouk L'qollaTazroute

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Larache +7.0%

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
18.4%aged 10 and over23.3% in 201425.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.6%18.1% in 201421.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
46.5%aged 15 and over51.9% in 201426.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.80children per woman2.11 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.3%of people5.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
91.8%of settled households83.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Larache: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.5%75 and over3.0%
2.5%70–742.3%
3.6%65–693.5%
4.9%60–645.1%
4.5%55–594.7%
5.3%50–545.4%
5.6%45–495.9%
7.2%40–447.2%
7.5%35–397.9%
7.3%30–347.9%
6.7%25–297.2%
6.8%20–247.2%
7.9%15–197.5%
9.9%10–149.1%
10.0%5–99.1%
7.9%0–47.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.5%
  • Tarifit3.4%
  • Tachelhit2.0%
  • Tamazight1.4%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French53.4%
  • English18.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot45.3%
  • Employer’s transport17.3%
  • Private car11.9%
  • Taxi10.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle5.7%
  • Bus3.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
49,584
Standing empty
30.0%10.3% vacant19.7% a second home
Precarious
9.3%7.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
92.8%90.6% on the water mains94.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
13.7%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house64.0%
  • Apartment20.2%
  • Slum or basic house7.8%
  • Traditional house4.5%
  • Villa1.9%
  • Rural-type1.1%
  • Other0.5%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years53.2%
  • 20 to 49 years38.6%
  • 50 years or more8.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
6,07645.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5,74894.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
22,4623.9 per business
Public services
246
Associations
82in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce50.8%
  • Services33.6%
  • Industry11.2%
  • Construction4.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person53.0%
  • 2 to 337.1%
  • 4 to 97.9%
  • 10 to 491.5%
  • 50 and over0.6%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later23.8%
  • 2011–201960.5%
  • 2001–201010.4%
  • 1991–20002.8%
  • 1981–19900.8%
  • 1956–19801.2%
  • Before 19560.5%

In the data

Code
01.331.01.03
As digits
013310103
Slug
larache
Record
/api/communes/01.331.01.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.331.01.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.331.01.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.331.01.03/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.331.01.03/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.331.01.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2754034
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("larache");

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