Berkane

بركان

Province in the région of Oriental.

Population, 2024
284,061
Since 2014
−1.8%
Households
75,643
Communes
16
Area
1,797 km²
SaidiaBerkaneLaatamnaAhfirAghbalMadaghZegzelSidi Slimane EchcharaaFezouaneAin ErreggadaBoughribaSidi BouhriaRislaneTafoughaltChouihiaAklim

Its communes, shaded by density. Each one has a page.

Most populous
Berkane 99,069
Grew the most
Zegzel +47.8%
Shrank the most
Ahfir −16.9%
Densest
Sidi Slimane Echcharaa 4,759 people per km²

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write
27.2%aged 10 and over33.3% in 201435.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
28.7%17.7% in 201435.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.3%aged 15 and over43.4% in 201412.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.49children per woman1.92 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.4%of people6.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
91.7%of settled households83.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Berkane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.7%75 and over4.7%
3.4%70–743.5%
4.9%65–694.6%
6.1%60–646.4%
5.6%55–596.3%
6.1%50–546.8%
6.0%45–496.5%
6.9%40–446.9%
6.2%35–396.3%
6.2%30–346.4%
6.2%25–296.2%
6.7%20–246.4%
7.8%15–196.9%
9.4%10–148.6%
8.5%5–97.8%
6.3%0–45.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.3%
  • Tarifit18.1%
  • Tamazight4.0%
  • Tachelhit3.8%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.5%
  • French53.2%
  • English15.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot37.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle27.1%
  • Private car13.8%
  • Bus5.6%
  • Employer’s transport4.2%
  • Taxi2.2%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
93,918
Standing empty
53.0%12.0% vacant41.0% a second home
Precarious
1.0%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.4%97.5% on the water mains97.6% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
3.1%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house69.1%
  • Apartment23.7%
  • Traditional house3.9%
  • Villa2.3%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Other0.4%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years59.0%
  • 20 to 49 years37.2%
  • 50 years or more3.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
11,54340.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
10,25888.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
20,8372.0 per business
Public services
1,125
Associations
160in premises of their own
Weekly souks
9counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce56.5%
  • Services30.5%
  • Industry9.4%
  • Construction3.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person49.8%
  • 2 to 342.3%
  • 4 to 96.7%
  • 10 to 491.1%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later18.3%
  • 2011–201945.1%
  • 2001–201020.1%
  • 1991–20006.9%
  • 1981–19906.1%
  • 1956–19803.2%
  • Before 19560.3%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Berkaneurban99,069−9.3%3,671
Sidi Slimane Echcharaaurban31,686+4.9%4,759
Zegzelrural23,846+47.8%180
Boughribarural19,013−7.3%69.4
Ahfirurban16,310−16.9%2,630
Aghbalrural16,113+8.1%104
Madaghrural14,659+1.2%148
Laatamnarural14,561+4.0%137
Chouihiarural11,249−8.1%44.5
Saidiaurban10,514+19.8%416
Aklimurban8,630−11.0%2,791
Fezouanerural5,783+13.6%47.8
Sidi Bouhriarural4,088−9.7%31.8
Rislanerural3,783−11.3%11.1
Ain Erreggadaurban2,391−11.3%1,792
Tafoughaltrural2,366−13.5%20.5

In the data

Code
02.113
As digits
02113
Record
/api/provinces/02.113.json
Communes
/api/provinces/02.113/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/02.113/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/02.113/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/02.113/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/02.113/housing.json

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