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

Where it is

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

IghoudSidi ChikerJnane BouihJdourEchemmaiaAtiamimLakhoualqaYoussoufiaEsbiaatEl Gantour

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
MenAgeWomen
2.2%75 and over3.2%
2.5%70–742.4%
3.3%65–693.0%
3.3%60–643.7%
3.8%55–593.8%
4.0%50–544.2%
5.0%45–494.8%
5.9%40–446.1%
6.1%35–396.0%
6.4%30–346.8%
6.5%25–296.4%
7.1%20–246.3%
9.2%15–199.0%
12.1%10–1412.4%
12.2%5–912.1%
10.3%0–49.8%

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%

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%
  • Bus11.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.8%
  • Taxi7.2%
  • Private car4.2%
  • Employer’s transport3.6%

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

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%

In the data

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
OpenStreetMap
2827873
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ras-el-ain");

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