Larache

العرائش

Province in the région of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 510,211
Since 2014: +2.7%
Households: 124,642
Communes: 19
Area: 2,737 km²

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

Most populous: Larache 133,731
Grew the most: Rissana Janoubia +19.0%
Shrank the most: Zaaroura −15.0%
Densest: Ksar El Kebir 6,361 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: 29.6%aged 10 and over36.5% in 201437.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 20.7%14.6% in 201425.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 42.5%aged 15 and over49.5% in 201417.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.05children per woman2.21 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.1%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.1people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 72.5%of settled households59.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Larache: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.6%	75 and over	3.1%
2.4%	70–74	2.3%
3.3%	65–69	3.2%
4.5%	60–64	4.8%
4.1%	55–59	4.4%
4.9%	50–54	5.1%
5.4%	45–49	5.8%
6.7%	40–44	6.9%
7.4%	35–39	7.5%
7.2%	30–34	7.4%
6.7%	25–29	6.7%
7.2%	20–24	7.1%
8.4%	15–19	8.1%
10.1%	10–14	9.7%
10.4%	5–9	10.0%
8.5%	0–4	8.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.6%
Tarifit1.6%
Tachelhit0.8%
Tamazight0.6%
Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French42.1%
English12.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot51.1%
Employer’s transport12.0%
Bike or motorcycle8.1%
Private car7.5%
Taxi7.4%
Bus2.3%

Can’t read or write: 36.5%aged 10 and over29.6% in 202446.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 14.6%20.7% in 202427.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 49.5%aged 15 and over42.5% in 202421.9% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.0%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.21children per woman2.05 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.2%of people5.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.6people on average4.1 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 59.0%of settled households72.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Larache: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.4%	75 and over	2.3%
1.6%	70–74	1.9%
1.6%	65–69	1.8%
3.1%	60–64	2.9%
3.8%	55–59	3.5%
5.0%	50–54	5.2%
4.7%	45–49	5.1%
5.5%	40–44	5.8%
6.1%	35–39	6.5%
7.6%	30–34	7.7%
9.2%	25–29	9.1%
10.2%	20–24	10.2%
9.8%	15–19	9.7%
9.9%	10–14	9.5%
9.1%	5–9	8.9%
10.3%	0–4	10.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.7%
Tarifit1.9%
Tachelhit0.8%
Tamazight0.3%
Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French43.8%
Arabic only40.5%
Arabic, French and English10.9%
Other combinations4.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot65.2%
Taxi7.5%
Bus5.3%
Bike or motorcycle5.0%
Private car4.4%
Employer’s transport4.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood47.4%
Another in the commune23.9%
No fixed place11.1%
Another commune8.4%
Another province3.1%
At home2.8%
Somewhere else0.5%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour22.3%
Crafts and skilled trades20.3%
Farming and fishing16.3%
Labouring and small trades13.8%
Clerical work8.7%
Trade and broking7.9%
Managers and senior professionals4.5%
Machine operating2.9%
Not classified1.8%
Technicians1.7%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma63.6%
Primary20.0%
Lower secondary9.2%
Upper secondary4.4%
DEUG or Licence2.3%
Master’s or doctorate0.4%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 98,267
Standing empty: 27.5%12.2% vacant15.3% a second home
Precarious: 5.2%4.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 92.7%90.1% on the water mains94.1% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 6.9%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house74.4%
Apartment14.6%
Traditional house4.6%
Slum or basic house4.1%
Villa1.2%
Rural-type0.6%
Other0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years56.1%
20 to 49 years37.0%
50 years or more6.9%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 17,40034.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 14,89285.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 49,9083.4 per business
Public services: 2,277
Associations: 231in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 11counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce54.1%
Services30.1%
Industry11.6%
Construction4.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person53.0%
2 to 338.1%
4 to 96.9%
10 to 491.3%
50 and over0.6%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later24.0%
2011–201955.2%
2001–201013.1%
1991–20004.6%
1981–19901.3%
1956–19801.4%
Before 19560.4%

Communes

Commune	Type	Population, 2024	Since 2014	Per km²
Larache	urban	133,731	+7.0%	1,837
Ksar El Kebir	urban	124,701	−1.5%	6,361
Laouamra	rural	48,253	+18.8%	236
Zouada	rural	25,289	+8.9%	196
Rissana Janoubia	rural	19,480	+19.0%	187
Sahel	rural	18,258	+4.4%	103
Ksar Bjir	rural	17,182	+5.4%	198
Souk L'qolla	rural	13,592	−9.2%	44.3
Oulad Ouchih	rural	13,409	+6.4%	230
Rissana Chamalia	rural	12,961	+3.8%	128
Souk Tolba	rural	12,855	−1.5%	138
Souaken	rural	12,582	−0.4%	169
Bni Garfett	rural	11,311	−13.0%	55.9
Boujedyane	rural	9,624	−13.8%	50.3
Tatoft	rural	8,657	−9.1%	59.7
Zaaroura	rural	8,615	−15.0%	41
Bni Arouss	rural	7,337	−10.5%	39.3
Ayacha	rural	6,925	−5.6%	32.1
Tazroute	rural	5,449	−8.8%	34.5

In the data

Code: 01.331
As digits: 01331
Record: /api/provinces/01.331.json
Communes: /api/provinces/01.331/communes/page/1.json
Boundary: /api/provinces/01.331/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/provinces/01.331/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/provinces/01.331/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/provinces/01.331/housing.json

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