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
Sidi Ahmed LaaroussiEs-SemaraAmgalaHaouzaJdiriyaTifariti

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%

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%
  • Taxi3.7%
  • Bus0.5%

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

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

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%

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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