M'rirt

مريرت

Urban commune in the province of Khénifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
46,285
Since 2014
+8.3%from 42,730 in 2014
Density
6,116people per km², 7.6 km²
Households
13,282
Foreign residents
12
Rank
111111th most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

KerrouchenAit SaadelliTighassalineEl KbabLehriAit IshaqOuaoumanaSidi LamineSidi AmarAguelmousSebt Ait RahouMoulay BouazzaHad BouhssoussenSidi HcineEl HammamAguelmam AzegzaEl BorjOum RabiaMoha Ou Hammou ZayaniKhenifraSidi Yahya Ou Saad

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

M'rirt +8.3%

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
30.4%aged 10 and over36.0% in 201439.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
28.5%24.9% in 201445.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
37.4%aged 15 and over39.0% in 201415.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.58children per woman2.10 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.5%of people5.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average3.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.1%of settled households91.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

M'rirt: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.5%75 and over4.3%
3.4%70–743.1%
4.0%65–693.4%
5.5%60–645.2%
5.1%55–595.2%
6.0%50–546.8%
6.5%45–497.4%
6.7%40–447.9%
6.3%35–397.1%
6.0%30–346.9%
5.1%25–295.8%
6.7%20–246.6%
8.3%15–197.5%
10.4%10–148.6%
9.4%5–98.1%
7.1%0–46.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija94.5%
  • Tamazight69.1%
  • Tachelhit2.9%
  • Tarifit0.8%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French65.9%
  • English19.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot60.3%
  • Employer’s transport9.7%
  • Private car8.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.9%
  • Taxi3.1%
  • Bus3.1%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
15,872
Standing empty
18.0%10.2% vacant7.7% a second home
Precarious
0.7%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
96.7%94.6% on the water mains95.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
0.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house97.3%
  • Traditional house0.9%
  • Apartment0.8%
  • Villa0.4%
  • Other0.3%
  • Rural-type0.2%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years53.8%
  • 20 to 49 years44.7%
  • 50 years or more1.4%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1,86540.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1,74393.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2,6081.5 per business
Public services
87
Associations
35in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce54.4%
  • Services28.3%
  • Industry12.6%
  • Construction4.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.2%
  • 2 to 321.7%
  • 4 to 93.4%
  • 10 to 490.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later45.4%
  • 2011–201930.4%
  • 2001–201013.1%
  • 1991–20006.9%
  • 1981–19902.5%
  • 1956–19801.4%
  • Before 19560.3%

In the data

Code
05.301.01.05
As digits
053010105
Slug
m-rirt
Record
/api/communes/05.301.01.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.301.01.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.301.01.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.301.01.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/05.301.01.05/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.301.01.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2826623
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("m-rirt");

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