Marrakech

مراكش

Urban commune in the préfecture of Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
1,002,697
Since 2014
+10.0%from 911,990 in 2014
Density
4,990people per km², 201 km²
Households
268,925
Foreign residents
9,198
Rank
44th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 15 in its préfecture

Where it is

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

Méchouar-KasbaM'nabhaOuled DlimHarbilLoudayaSid ZouineOulad HassouneAl OuidaneOuahat Sidi BrahimSouihlaAgafayAit ImourSaadaTassoultante

How it changed

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

Marrakech +10.0%

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
13.8%aged 10 and over18.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.9%24.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
45.0%aged 15 and over25.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.63children per woman1.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.9%of people4.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average3.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.3%of settled households82.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Marrakech: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.8%75 and over3.3%
3.0%70–742.8%
3.9%65–693.7%
5.2%60–645.3%
5.1%55–595.4%
5.8%50–546.1%
6.1%45–496.5%
6.8%40–447.0%
6.7%35–397.1%
7.3%30–347.7%
6.9%25–297.6%
7.5%20–247.8%
8.3%15–197.8%
9.2%10–148.2%
8.5%5–97.5%
6.9%0–46.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.7%
  • Tachelhit14.8%
  • Tamazight2.5%
  • Hassania0.2%
  • Tarifit0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.7%
  • French71.2%
  • English32.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Bike or motorcycle34.5%
  • Private car20.4%
  • On foot19.6%
  • Taxi7.6%
  • Bus7.4%
  • Employer’s transport4.6%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
383,934
Standing empty
33.0%15.1% vacant17.9% a second home
Precarious
3.4%2.6% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.5%97.2% on the water mains97.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
5.0%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment45.3%
  • Modern house40.0%
  • Villa5.7%
  • Traditional house5.7%
  • Slum or basic house2.6%
  • Other0.5%
  • Rural-type0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years63.8%
  • 20 to 49 years30.1%
  • 50 years or more6.1%

Business and jobs

The census counts Marrakech by arrondissement. These figures add its 5 arrondissements up. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments
52,61152.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
50,74296.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
160,6213.2 per business
Public services
1,307
Associations
562in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce48.5%
  • Services34.9%
  • Industry13.1%
  • Construction3.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person46.2%
  • 2 to 338.3%
  • 4 to 912.2%
  • 10 to 492.8%
  • 50 and over0.5%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later24.2%
  • 2011–201944.0%
  • 2001–201018.3%
  • 1991–20006.0%
  • 1981–19901.9%
  • 1956–19803.4%
  • Before 19562.2%

Arrondissements

The city is divided into arrondissements, shaded from least to most dense.

AnnakhilSidi Youssef Ben AliGuelizMarrakech-MédinaMénara
ArrondissementPopulation, 2024Per km²
Ménara المنارة522,2598,238
Gueliz جيليز219,8636,038
Sidi Youssef Ben Ali سيدي يوسف بن علي107,9665,440
Marrakech-Médina مراكش المدينة81,10313,574
Annakhil النخيل71,506949

In the data

Code
07.351.01.0
As digits
007351010
Slug
marrakech
Record
/api/communes/07.351.01.0.json
Boundary
/api/communes/07.351.01.0/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/07.351.01.0/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/07.351.01.0/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/07.351.01.0/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/07.351.01.0/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2799538
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("marrakech");

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