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.
How it changed
Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Marrakech.
Marrakech +10.0%
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.
| Men | Age | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8% | 75 and over | 3.3% |
| 3.0% | 70–74 | 2.8% |
| 3.9% | 65–69 | 3.7% |
| 5.2% | 60–64 | 5.3% |
| 5.1% | 55–59 | 5.4% |
| 5.8% | 50–54 | 6.1% |
| 6.1% | 45–49 | 6.5% |
| 6.8% | 40–44 | 7.0% |
| 6.7% | 35–39 | 7.1% |
| 7.3% | 30–34 | 7.7% |
| 6.9% | 25–29 | 7.6% |
| 7.5% | 20–24 | 7.8% |
| 8.3% | 15–19 | 7.8% |
| 9.2% | 10–14 | 8.2% |
| 8.5% | 5–9 | 7.5% |
| 6.9% | 0–4 | 6.1% |
Local languages used
Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
Languages read and written
By those aged 10 and over who can read.
Getting to work
How employed people get to work.
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.
How old they are
When the dwelling was built.
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.
Businesses by the people they employ
By how many people work there.
When the businesses were founded
The year the business was set up.
Arrondissements
The city is divided into arrondissements, shaded from least to most dense.
| Arrondissement | Population, 2024 | Per km² |
|---|---|---|
| Ménara المنارة | 522,259 | 8,238 |
| Gueliz جيليز | 219,863 | 6,038 |
| Sidi Youssef Ben Ali سيدي يوسف بن علي | 107,966 | 5,440 |
| Marrakech-Médina مراكش المدينة | 81,103 | 13,574 |
| Annakhil النخيل | 71,506 | 949 |
In the data
- Code
07.351.01.0- As digits
007351010- Slug
marrakech- 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
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";
getCommune("marrakech");