Berrechid

برشيد

Province in the région of Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
640,657
Since 2014
+32.2%
Households
160,957
Communes
22
Area
2,555 km²
BerrechidDerouaEl GaraHad SoualemSidi Rahal ChataiSidi El MekkiKasbat Ben MchichJaqmaOuled ZidaneOuled CebbahLahsasnaFoqra Oulad AameurLambarkiyneRiahSidi AbdelkhaleqSahel Oulad H'rizLaghnimyineBen MaachouOulad AbbouZaouiat Sidi Ben HamdounSoualem TrifiyaOulad Ziyane

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

Most populous
Berrechid 168,687
Grew the most
Had Soualem +103.4%
Shrank the most
Oulad Abbou −3.6%
Densest
Deroua 7,001 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
22.6%aged 10 and over32.2% in 201429.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.3%15.1% in 201424.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
43.8%aged 15 and over48.9% in 201417.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.09children per woman2.46 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.7%of people4.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.0people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
79.3%of settled households51.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Berrechid: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.0%75 and over2.6%
2.2%70–742.0%
3.1%65–692.9%
4.0%60–644.1%
4.2%55–594.2%
5.4%50–545.1%
6.3%45–496.0%
7.0%40–446.9%
7.2%35–397.4%
7.3%30–347.9%
6.6%25–297.6%
7.2%20–247.7%
8.4%15–198.0%
10.3%10–149.7%
10.1%5–99.7%
8.8%0–48.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.8%
  • Tachelhit6.0%
  • Tamazight1.6%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French61.7%
  • English21.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot31.2%
  • Private car15.6%
  • Employer’s transport14.8%
  • Taxi14.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle12.8%
  • Bus1.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
162,876
Standing empty
36.5%16.6% vacant19.9% a second home
Precarious
6.0%4.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
90.5%93.9% on the water mains95.5% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
8.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house46.3%
  • Apartment42.9%
  • Slum or basic house4.2%
  • Villa4.1%
  • Rural-type1.4%
  • Traditional house0.8%
  • Other0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years77.3%
  • 20 to 49 years21.5%
  • 50 years or more1.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
18,27828.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
16,78491.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
86,8975.2 per business
Public services
1,193
Associations
301in premises of their own
Weekly souks
10counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce50.2%
  • Services31.8%
  • Industry13.0%
  • Construction4.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person51.3%
  • 2 to 338.3%
  • 4 to 97.2%
  • 10 to 492.3%
  • 50 and over0.9%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later37.0%
  • 2011–201936.2%
  • 2001–201013.4%
  • 1991–20007.9%
  • 1981–19902.5%
  • 1956–19802.4%
  • Before 19560.4%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Berrechidurban168,687+23.5%5,567
Derouaurban96,619+102.5%7,001
Had Soualemurban74,762+103.4%4,210
Soualem Trifiyarural45,285+36.9%652
Sahel Oulad H'rizrural43,776+14.7%114
Sidi Rahal Chataiurban34,431+66.9%452
El Garaurban20,467−1.9%2,269
Oulad Ziyanerural20,004+17.0%187
Laghnimyinerural18,081+3.2%68.4
Kasbat Ben Mchichrural15,374+3.2%174
Oulad Abbouurban10,894−3.6%163
Lahsasnarural10,854+16.5%134
Jaqmarural10,733+4.1%87.5
Sidi El Mekkirural9,476+6.2%69.7
Zaouiat Sidi Ben Hamdounrural9,315−2.2%40.9
Lambarkiynerural8,863+3.6%72.2
Riahrural8,421+0.6%58.4
Ben Maachourural8,338−1.4%52.3
Ouled Cebbahrural7,489−1.5%57.5
Ouled Zidanerural6,554+1.9%59.3
Sidi Abdelkhaleqrural6,141+0.3%56.7
Foqra Oulad Aameurrural6,093−2.6%71.6

In the data

Code
06.117
As digits
06117
Record
/api/provinces/06.117.json
Communes
/api/provinces/06.117/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/06.117/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/06.117/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/06.117/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/06.117/housing.json

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