Nador

الناضور

Urban commune in the province of Nador, Oriental.

Population, 2024
158,202
Since 2014
−2.2%from 161,726 in 2014
Density
4,389people per km², 36 km²
Households
43,049
Foreign residents
228
Rank
2525th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 23 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni ChikerBni AnsarBni BouifrourIksaneAl AarouiZaioZeghanghaneBni Sidel JbelIaazzaneneArekmaneBouargRas-El-MaAl BarkanyeneTiztoutineBni Oukil Oulad M'handAfsouHassi-BerkaneBni Sidel LoutaOulad Daoud ZkhanineIhaddadeneSelouaneOulad Settout

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Nador −2.2%

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
19.8%aged 10 and over24.8% in 201427.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
24.7%20.2% in 201432.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.9%aged 15 and over49.2% in 201417.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.68children per woman2.06 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.1%of people5.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
91.6%of settled households83.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Nador: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.7%75 and over3.6%
2.7%70–742.7%
4.2%65–694.0%
5.3%60–646.1%
4.9%55–595.6%
5.6%50–546.2%
6.0%45–496.3%
7.3%40–447.1%
7.1%35–396.8%
7.5%30–347.4%
7.0%25–297.3%
6.9%20–247.2%
7.7%15–197.2%
9.6%10–148.2%
8.8%5–98.3%
6.8%0–46.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija84.3%
  • Tarifit73.8%
  • Tamazight4.7%
  • Tachelhit2.3%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.8%
  • French55.6%
  • English17.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh4.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot43.5%
  • Private car21.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.7%
  • Taxi9.4%
  • Bus4.5%
  • Employer’s transport4.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
70,037
Standing empty
42.1%12.0% vacant30.2% a second home
Precarious
0.6%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
94.8%92.5% on the water mains97.2% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house68.6%
  • Apartment25.6%
  • Traditional house4.3%
  • Villa1.0%
  • Other0.3%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%
  • Rural-type0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years52.9%
  • 20 to 49 years44.4%
  • 50 years or more2.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
9,90662.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
9,53196.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
22,6572.4 per business
Public services
275
Associations
100in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce53.3%
  • Services33.2%
  • Industry10.3%
  • Construction3.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person49.4%
  • 2 to 339.8%
  • 4 to 98.8%
  • 10 to 491.8%
  • 50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later22.5%
  • 2011–201938.1%
  • 2001–201023.7%
  • 1991–20006.0%
  • 1981–19903.3%
  • 1956–19805.1%
  • Before 19561.3%

In the data

Code
02.381.01.05
As digits
023810105
Slug
nador
Record
/api/communes/02.381.01.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.381.01.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.381.01.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.381.01.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.381.01.05/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.381.01.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2431056
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("nador");

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