Marrakech

مراكش

Préfecture in the région of Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
1,571,580
Since 2014
+18.1%
Households
402,389
Communes
15
Area
2,623 km²
Méchouar-KasbaMarrakechM'nabhaOuled DlimHarbilLoudayaSid ZouineOulad HassouneAl OuidaneOuahat Sidi BrahimSouihlaAgafayAit ImourSaadaTassoultante

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

Most populous
Marrakech 1,002,697
Grew the most
Harbil +103.9%
Shrank the most
Méchouar-Kasba −28.1%
Densest
Marrakech 4,990 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
17.8%aged 10 and over24.9% in 201423.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.4%15.9% in 201424.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
44.2%aged 15 and over50.0% in 201421.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.86children per woman2.13 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.1%of people5.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.6%of settled households93.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Marrakech: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.4%75 and over2.9%
2.6%70–742.5%
3.4%65–693.3%
4.6%60–644.7%
4.7%55–594.8%
5.7%50–545.7%
6.2%45–496.3%
6.8%40–447.0%
6.7%35–397.2%
7.2%30–347.6%
6.8%25–297.5%
7.3%20–247.7%
8.6%15–198.2%
9.8%10–149.1%
9.3%5–98.5%
7.7%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.9%
  • Tachelhit14.6%
  • Tamazight2.7%
  • Hassania0.2%
  • Tarifit0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.9%
  • French64.3%
  • English26.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Bike or motorcycle37.9%
  • On foot19.6%
  • Private car16.9%
  • Bus7.7%
  • Taxi6.6%
  • Employer’s transport4.4%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
433,374
Standing empty
33.6%16.2% vacant17.4% a second home
Precarious
3.8%2.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
96.9%97.1% on the water mains97.2% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
5.4%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment43.6%
  • Modern house40.9%
  • Traditional house6.0%
  • Villa5.8%
  • Slum or basic house2.5%
  • Rural-type0.8%
  • Other0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years65.8%
  • 20 to 49 years28.2%
  • 50 years or more6.1%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
65,62341.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
61,87594.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
197,6463.2 per business
Public services
2,778
Associations
970in premises of their own
Weekly souks
11counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce49.6%
  • Services33.3%
  • Industry13.4%
  • Construction3.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person48.3%
  • 2 to 337.1%
  • 4 to 911.3%
  • 10 to 492.7%
  • 50 and over0.6%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later27.7%
  • 2011–201942.6%
  • 2001–201017.3%
  • 1991–20005.6%
  • 1981–19901.9%
  • 1956–19803.1%
  • Before 19561.8%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Marrakechurban1,002,697+10.0%4,990
Tassoultanteurban106,013+49.0%1,192
Harbilrural105,790+103.9%367
Saadarural91,903+37.0%455
Loudayarural41,761+23.7%211
Al Ouidanerural37,450+32.8%375
Ouahat Sidi Brahimrural36,493+44.1%505
Souihlarural32,506+15.4%355
Oulad Hassounerural27,314+16.4%257
Agafayrural17,771+15.0%87.4
Sid Zouinerural17,130+14.6%320
Ait Imourrural14,603+0.4%131
Ouled Dlimrural14,468−1.7%23.9
M'nabharural13,565+5.2%47.3
Méchouar-Kasbaurban12,116−28.1%914

In the data

Code
07.351
As digits
07351
Record
/api/provinces/07.351.json
Communes
/api/provinces/07.351/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/07.351/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/07.351/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/07.351/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/07.351/housing.json

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