Es-Semara

السمارة

Province in the région of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra.

Population, 2024
73,864
Since 2014
+11.9%
Households
14,128
Communes
6
Area
65,158 km²

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

Most populous
Es-Semara 56,607
Grew the most
Tifariti +10,314.6%
Shrank the most
Haouza −4.9%
Densest
Es-Semara 723 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
17.4%aged 10 and over21.7% in 201423.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
35.4%26.4% in 201453.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
42.7%aged 15 and over46.3% in 201415.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.25children per woman2.51 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
2.9%of people3.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.4%of settled households77.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Es-Semara: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.4%75 and over1.8%
1.4%70–741.3%
2.4%65–692.1%
4.1%60–643.5%
4.4%55–594.0%
5.4%50–545.1%
5.8%45–496.1%
6.9%40–447.0%
7.5%35–397.3%
7.9%30–348.3%
8.5%25–298.5%
7.9%20–248.6%
8.4%15–198.4%
9.8%10–149.7%
9.4%5–99.7%
8.8%0–48.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija84.9%
  • Hassania29.1%
  • Tachelhit8.0%
  • Tamazight4.6%
  • Tarifit0.2%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French47.1%
  • English19.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot49.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle21.3%
  • Private car15.0%
  • Employer’s transport5.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work4.3%
  • Taxi3.7%
  • Another way0.6%
  • Bus0.5%
  • Informal transport0.1%
  • Animal0.1%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
18,603
Standing empty
26.6%23.9% vacant2.8% a second home
Precarious
13.2%13.0% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
91.9%98.3% on the water mains98.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
16.1%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house84.0%
  • Slum or basic house13.0%
  • Apartment1.9%
  • Traditional house0.5%
  • Villa0.3%
  • Other0.3%
  • Rural-type0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years69.1%
  • 20 to 49 years30.7%
  • 50 years or more0.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2,27930.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2,00788.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
3,2661.6 per business
Public services
227
Associations
45in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce62.3%
  • Services24.9%
  • Industry10.2%
  • Construction2.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person72.3%
  • 2 to 321.8%
  • 4 to 94.8%
  • 10 to 491.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later24.8%
  • 2011–201938.3%
  • 2001–201021.9%
  • 1991–200010.1%
  • 1981–19903.0%
  • 1956–19801.9%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Es-Semara’s rural communes hold 8 douars, with 1,206 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée
80.6 km91.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège
78.1 km91.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre
47.3 km91.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road
3.9 km18.9% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school
32.1 km91.0% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Es-Semaraurban56,607−0.8%723
Tifaritirural5,728+10,314.6%0.3
Haouzarural5,197−4.9%0.4
Amgalarural4,102+39.3%0.4
Jdiriyarural1,792+622.6%0.1
Sidi Ahmed Laaroussirural438+62.8%0.1

In the data

Code
11.221
As digits
11221
Record
/api/provinces/11.221.json
Communes
/api/provinces/11.221/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/11.221/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/11.221/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/11.221/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/11.221/housing.json

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