Guercif

جرسيف

Province in the région of Oriental.

Population, 2024
215,837
Since 2014
−0.4%
Households
47,538
Communes
10
Area
7,185 km²
Oulad BourimaSakaMazguitamGuercifLamrijaAssebbabHouara Oulad RahoTaddartBarkineRas Laksar

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

Most populous
Guercif 80,703
Grew the most
Houara Oulad Raho +27.0%
Shrank the most
Barkine −27.8%
Densest
Guercif 3,119 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
34.3%aged 10 and over42.0% in 201442.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
22.3%14.8% in 201431.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.8%aged 15 and over44.0% in 20149.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.00children per woman2.20 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.8%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.5people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
63.9%of settled households39.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Guercif: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over3.2%
2.3%70–742.3%
3.1%65–692.9%
4.1%60–644.1%
3.9%55–594.1%
5.1%50–545.0%
6.1%45–496.0%
6.4%40–446.8%
6.6%35–397.4%
6.5%30–347.4%
6.2%25–297.4%
7.1%20–247.5%
9.3%15–198.5%
11.1%10–149.9%
10.5%5–99.6%
8.7%0–47.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija94.8%
  • Tamazight20.0%
  • Tarifit13.3%
  • Tachelhit7.4%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French54.7%
  • English16.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot49.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle10.1%
  • Private car9.7%
  • Bus6.3%
  • Employer’s transport3.6%
  • Taxi2.9%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
24,808
Standing empty
27.7%13.7% vacant14.1% a second home
Precarious
4.6%0.7% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
95.0%95.3% on the water mains96.5% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
6.2%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house78.9%
  • Apartment15.0%
  • Other2.9%
  • Traditional house1.0%
  • Rural-type1.0%
  • Slum or basic house0.7%
  • Villa0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years79.9%
  • 20 to 49 years18.9%
  • 50 years or more1.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
5,80426.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4,57678.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
9,1262.0 per business
Public services
1,150
Associations
78in premises of their own
Weekly souks
9counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce58.3%
  • Services24.6%
  • Industry13.1%
  • Construction4.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person64.7%
  • 2 to 330.1%
  • 4 to 93.9%
  • 10 to 491.1%
  • 50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later36.8%
  • 2011–201936.0%
  • 2001–201018.2%
  • 1991–20005.5%
  • 1981–19901.7%
  • 1956–19801.6%
  • Before 19560.1%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Guercifurban80,703−11.2%3,119
Houara Oulad Rahorural39,947+27.0%41
Taddartrural26,540+19.9%25.2
Sakarural20,857−0.9%12.2
Lamrijarural14,457−0.7%19.4
Ras Laksarrural12,092+15.0%24
Assebbabrural7,144+1.1%13.3
Barkinerural6,839−27.8%7.7
Mazguitamrural6,141−24.1%9.6
Oulad Bourimarural1,117−24.8%10.5

In the data

Code
02.265
As digits
02265
Record
/api/provinces/02.265.json
Communes
/api/provinces/02.265/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/02.265/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/02.265/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/02.265/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/02.265/housing.json

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