Tan-Tan

طانطان

Urban commune in the province of Tan-Tan, Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
76,134
Since 2014
+4.0%from 73,209 in 2014
Density
3,455people per km², 22 km²
Households
18,797
Foreign residents
22
Rank
7474th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 7 in its province

Where it is

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

ChbikaBen KhlilAbtehEl OuatiaMsiedTilemzoun

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Tan-Tan +4.0%

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
20.3%aged 10 and over24.7% in 201427.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
28.0%27.1% in 201438.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.5%aged 15 and over44.6% in 201418.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.85children per woman2.24 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.8%of people3.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.0people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
96.5%of settled households90.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tan-Tan: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.2%75 and over2.1%
2.4%70–741.7%
3.1%65–692.6%
4.2%60–644.2%
4.4%55–594.4%
5.5%50–545.6%
6.1%45–496.4%
6.6%40–447.8%
6.8%35–397.9%
7.4%30–347.9%
6.4%25–297.5%
7.1%20–247.7%
8.8%15–197.9%
10.2%10–149.4%
10.2%5–99.4%
8.4%0–47.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija91.3%
  • Hassania26.4%
  • Tachelhit21.4%
  • Tamazight3.2%
  • Tarifit0.8%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French54.7%
  • English19.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot42.6%
  • Employer’s transport13.9%
  • Private car11.5%
  • Taxi10.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle10.0%
  • Bus6.8%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
25,085
Standing empty
26.1%15.7% vacant10.4% a second home
Precarious
0.3%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
95.9%93.8% on the water mains96.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
0.4%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house96.1%
  • Traditional house2.1%
  • Apartment1.0%
  • Villa0.5%
  • Other0.2%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%
  • Rural-type0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years71.1%
  • 20 to 49 years28.4%
  • 50 years or more0.5%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
3,86250.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3,52791.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
5,4181.5 per business
Public services
196
Associations
139in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce61.5%
  • Services24.3%
  • Industry10.6%
  • Construction3.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.4%
  • 2 to 321.9%
  • 4 to 92.9%
  • 10 to 490.8%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later37.2%
  • 2011–201938.9%
  • 2001–201012.7%
  • 1991–20006.3%
  • 1981–19903.2%
  • 1956–19801.8%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
10.521.01.01
As digits
105210101
Slug
tan-tan
Record
/api/communes/10.521.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/10.521.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/10.521.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/10.521.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/10.521.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/10.521.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2890951
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tan-tan");

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