Mohammadia

المحمدية

Préfecture in the région of Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
514,057
Since 2014
+27.0%
Households
137,265
Communes
6
Area
280 km²
Sidi Moussa Ben AliEch-challalateBni YakhlefSidi Moussa El MajdoubMohammadiaAin Harrouda

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

Most populous
Mohammadia 194,358
Grew the most
Bni Yakhlef +143.4%
Shrank the most
Mohammadia −6.8%
Densest
Mohammadia 5,536 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
15.7%aged 10 and over22.1% in 201421.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
18.6%18.3% in 201421.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
44.1%aged 15 and over49.8% in 201421.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.89children per woman2.06 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.6%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
95.0%of settled households79.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Mohammadia: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.3%75 and over2.8%
2.5%70–742.3%
3.5%65–693.4%
4.6%60–644.8%
4.6%55–594.8%
5.6%50–545.5%
6.2%45–496.3%
7.4%40–447.1%
7.6%35–397.6%
7.6%30–348.2%
6.6%25–297.7%
6.7%20–247.4%
7.6%15–197.1%
9.5%10–148.8%
9.5%5–98.8%
8.2%0–47.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.3%
  • Tachelhit5.8%
  • Tamazight1.6%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.2%
  • French62.5%
  • English23.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot23.7%
  • Private car20.8%
  • Taxi18.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle13.6%
  • Employer’s transport11.0%
  • Bus5.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
157,236
Standing empty
33.7%15.8% vacant17.9% a second home
Precarious
3.8%2.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
94.3%93.8% on the water mains93.8% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
5.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment50.0%
  • Modern house41.7%
  • Villa3.9%
  • Slum or basic house2.8%
  • Traditional house0.7%
  • Other0.7%
  • Rural-type0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years68.4%
  • 20 to 49 years25.7%
  • 50 years or more5.9%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
17,03133.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
16,24895.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
77,5714.8 per business
Public services
574
Associations
209in premises of their own
Weekly souks
2counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce45.5%
  • Services34.1%
  • Industry16.8%
  • Construction3.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person44.7%
  • 2 to 338.0%
  • 4 to 911.9%
  • 10 to 494.3%
  • 50 and over1.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later41.1%
  • 2011–201929.2%
  • 2001–201015.8%
  • 1991–20006.6%
  • 1981–19904.5%
  • 1956–19802.4%
  • Before 19560.4%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Mohammadiaurban194,358−6.8%5,536
Bni Yakhlefurban117,653+143.4%1,982
Ech-challalateurban98,015+83.2%1,974
Ain Harroudaurban60,804−2.6%1,991
Sidi Moussa El Majdoubrural30,254+48.8%725
Sidi Moussa Ben Alirural12,973+13.4%205

In the data

Code
06.371
As digits
06371
Record
/api/provinces/06.371.json
Communes
/api/provinces/06.371/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/06.371/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/06.371/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/06.371/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/06.371/housing.json

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