Loudaya

الاوداية

Rural commune in the cercle of Loudaya, préfecture of Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 41,761
Since 2014: +23.7%from 33,767 in 2014
Density: 211people per km², 198.1 km²
Households: 9,083
Foreign residents: 73
Rank: 123123rd most populous of 1,503 communes5th of 15 in its préfecture

Next door in Harbil, 84.6% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 30.7%.

Since 2014, households on the public sewer went from 0.6% to 30.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 7 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Khnichet. Aged 65 and over: 7.7% here, 7.0% there; running water: 94.4% here, 89.7% there; unemployment: 17.1% here, 14.6% there.

Compare it with Khnichet

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Loudaya +23.7%

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: 32.3%aged 10 and over40.3% in 201440.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.1%10.8% in 201435.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 42.2%aged 15 and over47.4% in 20147.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.72children per woman2.43 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.9%of people4.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average5.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 94.4%of settled households86.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Loudaya: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.2%	75 and over	2.7%
2.5%	70–74	2.3%
3.0%	65–69	2.7%
4.2%	60–64	4.1%
4.2%	55–59	4.1%
5.5%	50–54	5.5%
6.5%	45–49	6.5%
6.0%	40–44	6.3%
6.1%	35–39	6.5%
6.8%	30–34	6.7%
7.3%	25–29	6.8%
7.5%	20–24	7.2%
9.1%	15–19	9.2%
10.7%	10–14	10.8%
9.8%	5–9	9.7%
8.5%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.0%
Tachelhit7.5%
Tamazight1.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French37.4%
English8.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot34.9%
Bike or motorcycle33.1%
Employer’s transport7.4%
Doesn’t travel to work7.0%
Private car4.9%
Bus4.8%
Informal transport4.1%
Taxi3.1%
Another way0.6%
Animal0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 40.3%aged 10 and over32.3% in 202450.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 10.8%17.1% in 202435.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 47.4%aged 15 and over42.2% in 202411.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.7%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.43children per woman2.72 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.3%of people4.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.0people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 86.1%of settled households94.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Loudaya: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.8%	75 and over	1.8%
1.3%	70–74	1.6%
1.6%	65–69	1.5%
3.1%	60–64	2.8%
3.8%	55–59	3.1%
5.1%	50–54	4.5%
5.2%	45–49	4.9%
6.3%	40–44	6.4%
7.6%	35–39	7.5%
7.2%	30–34	7.9%
7.4%	25–29	7.8%
8.8%	20–24	9.1%
9.1%	15–19	9.2%
9.6%	10–14	9.5%
10.5%	5–9	10.8%
11.7%	0–4	11.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.6%
Tachelhit7.9%
Hassania0.3%
Tamazight0.2%
Tarifit0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic only46.8%
Arabic and French43.9%
Arabic, French and English8.5%
Other combinations0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot41.8%
Bike or motorcycle26.6%
Another way6.1%
Bus6.0%
Private car5.5%
Taxi4.4%
Employer’s transport4.0%
Not stated2.9%
Works at home2.5%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood40.3%
Another in the commune21.4%
No fixed place20.2%
Another commune10.6%
Not stated2.7%
At home2.5%
Another province1.9%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour40.6%
Crafts and skilled trades17.3%
Farming and fishing12.4%
Labouring and small trades11.2%
Trade and broking6.4%
Clerical work5.6%
Machine operating3.1%
Managers and senior professionals1.3%
Not classified1.1%
Technicians0.9%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma68.1%
Primary22.3%
Lower secondary6.5%
Upper secondary2.3%
DEUG or Licence0.7%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 4,089
Standing empty: 12.8%7.6% vacant5.2% a second home
Precarious: 19.5%1.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 70.8%96.6% on the water mains96.4% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 28.5%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house69.4%
Rural-type17.9%
Traditional house10.8%
Slum or basic house1.2%
Other0.5%
Apartment0.2%
Villa0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years75.2%
20 to 49 years21.6%
50 years or more3.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 1,12927.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 93783.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2,1842.3 per business
Public services: 141
Associations: 51in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce60.8%
Services24.8%
Industry11.5%
Construction2.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person56.4%
2 to 335.3%
4 to 96.4%
10 to 491.6%
50 and over0.3%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later37.7%
2011–201939.7%
2001–201012.9%
1991–20004.7%
1981–19902.6%
1956–19802.5%
Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Loudaya

15,967

Douars

Loudaya’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 37 douars in 5 fractions, with 22,284 people. Another 15,967 live in Loudaya, its urban centre, which has no douars. 3,510 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
الأوداية الشماليةLoudaya Chamalia12 douars · 11,541 people
أولاد امباركOulad Mbarek	Dispersed	122	540	0.2	2.1	3.7
لفناجيرLefnajir	Dispersed	166	723	1.2	2.1	5.1
أولاد عثمانOuled Othmane	Dispersed	207	969	0.3	0.5	5.9
أولاد حسان الݣاويةOulad Hassane El Gaouia	Grouped	52	207	0.0	3.9	6.0
أولاد المكيOulad El Makki	Grouped	116	460	0.0	0.1	6.0
احمرH Mar	In parts	906	3,453	0.3	1.0	6.2
لخوادرةEl Khouadra	In parts	969	3,983	1.1	1.6	5.8
أولاد بن السبعOld Ben Sbaa	Dispersed	51	201	0.4	2.1	4.2
بلعربيBelarb	Dispersed	108	467	0.2	2.9	6.2
الدويرةDouira	Dispersed	53	218	0.5	4.6	6.9
أولاد منصورOulad Mansour	Grouped	57	261	0.0	4.1	7.2
سيدي عبد الخالقSidi Abdelkhaleq	Grouped	18	59	—	—	—
زاوية الشراديZaouiat Echarradi10 douars · 4,135 people
بلهاشميBel Hachmi	Grouped	177	843	0.1	0.1	16.0
سيدي عيادSidi Ayyad	Grouped	85	384	0.0	0.4	14.9
العربAl Arab	Grouped	17	61	—	—	—
باريBari	Dispersed	57	238	0.1	0.6	7.7
النواجيNouaji	Grouped	47	198	0.0	0.2	7.2
عيون بن حماديAin Ben Hammadi	Grouped	63	241	0.1	0.2	13.1
رميتاتErrmitat	Grouped	195	770	0.0	2.0	9.0
زاوية الشراديZaouiat Echarradi	Grouped	243	1,088	0.0	1.1	11.9
الزبيراتEzzbirat	Grouped	49	191	0.0	1.5	12.0
أولاد فاتحOulad Fateh	Grouped	31	121	0.2	2.1	12.0
لوداية الجنوبيةLoudaia Janoubia1 douar · 479 people
لغاف لودايةLaghaf Oudaya	Dispersed	113	479	0.2	2.4	3.0
العويداتEl Aouidat7 douars · 2,184 people
لعوايدLaaouayed	Grouped	100	388	0.0	0.2	3.8
اولاد حسان البراوطOuled Hassan Labraoute	Grouped	73	305	0.5	2.1	3.1
التوينديةEttouindya	Grouped	46	224	0.0	2.7	6.0
غار الطورGhar Ettour	Grouped	84	399	0.0	0.7	7.0
الغوازيRhouazi	Grouped	8	36	—	—	—
أولاد علوشOulad Allouch	In parts	177	672	0.1	1.0	3.9
أولاد زيدOuled Zid	Grouped	35	160	0.9	1.7	5.1
تاينينت الفيضTaynint El Faid7 douars · 3,945 people
الشراردةCherarda	Grouped	117	546	0.9	1.9	5.8
عزيب البيازAzib El Biaz	Grouped	64	287	0.9	1.0	5.0
التحاتةThata	Grouped	143	614	0.0	0.1	6.5
الحسانيةEl Hasania	Grouped	125	529	3.2	3.2	4.3
أيت بوسةAit Boussa	Dispersed	136	651	0.1	2.6	8.6
بلغاليBelghali	Grouped	47	225	3.5	3.7	5.1
تاينينت الفيضTaynint El Faid	Dispersed	242	1,093	0.7	2.0	8.4

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code

Code: 07.351.05.05
As digits: 073510505
Slug: loudaya
Record: /api/communes/07.351.05.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.351.05.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.351.05.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.351.05.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/communes/07.351.05.05/housing.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.351.05.05/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.351.05.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2824265

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