Ras El Ain

رأس العين

Rural commune in the cercle of El Gantour, province of Youssoufia, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 19,089
Since 2014: −2.7%from 19,614 in 2014
Density: 57.9people per km², 330 km²
Households: 3,752
Rank: 331331st most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 11 in its province

Next door in Ouled Dlim, 88.9% of households have running water. Here, it’s 45.1%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 8.9% to 45.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Oulad Freiha. Household size: 5.1 here, 4.9 there; can’t read or write: 46.0% here, 45.3% there; unemployment: 16.9% here, 16.9% there.

Compare it with Oulad Freiha

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

46203

How it changed

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

Ras El Ain −2.7%

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: 46.0%aged 10 and over60.8% in 201456.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.9%10.2% in 201425.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.0%aged 15 and over48.8% in 20142.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.38children per woman3.12 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.0%of people3.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 5.1people on average6.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 45.1%of settled households8.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ras El Ain: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.2%	75 and over	3.2%
2.5%	70–74	2.4%
3.3%	65–69	3.0%
3.3%	60–64	3.7%
3.8%	55–59	3.8%
4.0%	50–54	4.2%
5.0%	45–49	4.8%
5.9%	40–44	6.1%
6.1%	35–39	6.0%
6.4%	30–34	6.8%
6.5%	25–29	6.4%
7.1%	20–24	6.3%
9.2%	15–19	9.0%
12.1%	10–14	12.4%
12.2%	5–9	12.1%
10.3%	0–4	9.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.5%
Tachelhit0.6%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French34.7%
English5.0%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot26.8%
Doesn’t travel to work25.0%
Bus11.7%
Bike or motorcycle9.8%
Informal transport8.4%
Taxi7.2%
Private car4.2%
Employer’s transport3.6%
Another way2.0%
Animal1.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 60.8%aged 10 and over46.0% in 202472.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 10.2%16.9% in 202455.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 48.8%aged 15 and over39.0% in 20246.5% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 83.0%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.12children per woman3.38 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 3.8%of people4.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.7people on average5.1 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 8.9%of settled households45.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ras El Ain: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.4%	75 and over	2.5%
1.5%	70–74	2.1%
1.4%	65–69	1.3%
2.8%	60–64	2.6%
3.3%	55–59	2.9%
3.8%	50–54	4.6%
4.3%	45–49	3.9%
4.8%	40–44	4.9%
5.9%	35–39	5.7%
7.3%	30–34	7.3%
8.1%	25–29	7.9%
10.1%	20–24	9.1%
10.5%	15–19	10.3%
10.6%	10–14	10.2%
10.4%	5–9	11.0%
12.7%	0–4	13.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.3%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only48.0%
Arabic and French46.8%
Arabic, French and English4.5%
Other combinations0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot53.4%
Bus23.1%
Another way5.8%
Taxi4.9%
Private car3.7%
Bike or motorcycle3.0%
Works at home3.0%
Not stated3.0%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood50.0%
Another province26.4%
No fixed place11.7%
At home3.0%
Not stated2.9%
Another in the commune2.6%
Another commune2.5%
Somewhere else0.8%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing31.7%
Crafts and skilled trades20.6%
Farm and fishing labour16.9%
Labouring and small trades15.7%
Trade and broking8.6%
Clerical work3.8%
Machine operating1.2%
Not classified0.9%
Managers and senior professionals0.5%
Technicians0.1%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma85.3%
Primary11.6%
Lower secondary2.3%
Upper secondary0.7%
DEUG or Licence0.2%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 53327.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 22542.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3771.7 per business
Public services: 242
Associations: 66in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 2counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce72.4%
Services18.2%
Industry8.4%
Construction0.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person66.2%
2 to 325.8%
4 to 98.0%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later19.6%
2011–201943.1%
2001–201019.6%
1991–200012.0%
1981–19904.9%
1956–19800.9%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ras El Ain’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 51 douars in 5 fractions, with 19,088 people. One more isn’t in any douar: a nomad, or someone HCP counts apart, such as a soldier in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
اولاد معاشو العيايدةOulad Maachou Layayda10 douars · 3,160 people
اولاد بولمانOulad Boulmane	In parts	114	580	4.4	2.3	10.6
اولاد لعكيدOulad Laaguide	In parts	102	557	1.3	1.5	6.4
اولاد عباس لكصيبOulad Abbas Laksib	Grouped	25	113	—	—	—
لكناواتLegnaouat	Grouped	39	225	4.0	3.0	15.3
اولاد احمد بلهاشميOulad Ahmed Belhachmi	Dispersed	8	56	—	—	—
المساعدةMsaada	In parts	42	223	1.6	3.9	16.8
اولاد احمد بلعربيOulad Ahmed Belarb	Grouped	24	137	—	—	—
الزنافرةZanfara	Grouped	23	123	—	—	—
السدادمةSdadma	In parts	167	946	2.6	3.3	18.4
العساسلةEl Asasla	Grouped	37	200	2.0	3.0	22.0
اولاد معاشو باريشOulad Maachou Barich14 douars · 5,123 people
الكعاعمةLakaaama	Grouped	46	197	1.0	1.1	5.0
التوكانةTouggana	In parts	39	187	1.7	1.9	6.0
الغابةLghaba	Grouped	42	224	1.1	2.1	7.0
اولاد سي علال بلمنصورOulad Si Allal Belminsour	Dispersed	32	162	8.1	3.2	9.1
اولاد بلةOulad Bella	Grouped	73	370	4.6	1.7	10.0
الهمامدةLahmamda	Grouped	32	158	1.1	1.0	5.2
اولاد عبد الرحمانOulad Abderrahmane	Grouped	85	440	1.0	1.2	5.4
اولاد سي الطاهرOulad Si Tahar	Grouped	66	316	3.0	3.3	15.0
البليلات سيدي احمدBlilat Sidi Ahmed	Grouped	62	330	5.0	1.8	7.9
البليلت الطلعةEl Belilt Ettlaa	Grouped	50	238	5.1	3.2	7.0
اولاد حمنيOulad Hammani	Grouped	176	966	2.0	1.0	2.0
البدادغةLabdadgha	Grouped	159	845	1.0	1.0	1.3
اولاد عيادOulad Ayyad	In parts	73	324	6.7	1.0	9.6
اولاد بلحاجOulad Bel Haj	Grouped	85	366	5.4	1.1	7.9
الشهاونةEcchhaouna14 douars · 5,615 people
الدويبات لبحيرةDouibat Lebhira	Grouped	32	176	1.0	1.1	2.9
البرارةEl Brara	In parts	55	312	1.7	1.3	3.0
الطلبةTolba	Grouped	27	167	—	—	—
الحمامدةLehmamda	Dispersed	66	366	1.0	1.1	1.0
البراهمةEl Brahma	Grouped	77	460	2.1	1.1	3.0
اولاد بن عزوز الكنتورOulad Ben Azzouz El Gantour	Grouped	18	102	—	—	—
العوادلةLaaouadla	Grouped	98	517	1.0	1.0	2.2
البلاعدةEl Belada	Grouped	45	230	0.0	1.0	1.0
اولادحموAouladahmou	In parts	82	352	1.0	2.8	2.9
لعبادLaabbad	In parts	114	467	0.7	1.8	1.8
اولاد بن عزوز الريشOulad Ben Azzouz Er-Rich	Grouped	28	94	—	—	—
الدويبات الطالعةDouibat Talaa	Grouped	149	770	1.6	0.3	2.9
العباضلةLaabadla	Grouped	45	254	0.0	0.0	3.0
مركز راس العينCentre Ras El Ain	Grouped	301	1,348	0.6	0.9	1.0
اولاد معاشولحريشةOulad Maachoulahricha6 douars · 2,546 people
الميساتLemmissat	In parts	96	537	1.0	4.9	14.4
العكارشة الدفلةLaakarcha Eddefla	In parts	109	523	7.2	2.3	23.2
البليلات الطالعةBlilat Talaa	In parts	98	548	2.4	1.3	17.0
الرواونةErrouaouna	In parts	57	312	1.0	1.7	15.9
الحفيضاتLahfidat	Grouped	46	256	1.3	1.3	16.1
اولاد عليOulad Ali	In parts	67	370	4.0	2.3	16.0
اولاد معاشو الوسطىOulad Maachou El Ousseta7 douars · 2,644 people
النعاعمة الشتويينNaaemat Chatouiyine	Grouped	56	235	1.6	0.8	10.9
النعاعمة الشرقيينEnnaaema Echarqiyine	Grouped	23	103	—	—	—
اولاد الحمادOulad Lahmoud	In parts	100	505	0.4	1.8	10.0
البازدةEl bou Azda	In parts	50	220	2.5	1.3	13.7
اولاد عبوOulad Abbou	In parts	63	310	1.4	4.7	15.0
الكنابرةLagnabra	Grouped	82	461	10.0	3.0	10.0
الدحامنةEddehamna	Grouped	167	810	1.0	2.9	14.7

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: 07.585.07.15
As digits: 075850715
Slug: ras-el-ain
Record: /api/communes/07.585.07.15.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.585.07.15/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.585.07.15/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.585.07.15/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.585.07.15/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/07.585.07.15/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.585.07.15/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2827873

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