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

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%
More census figures

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%
  • Doesn’t travel to work4.3%
  • Train1.6%
  • Another way1.0%
  • Informal transport0.8%
  • Animal0.3%
  • Tram0.2%

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
More dwelling figures

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
More business figures

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%

Douars

Mohammadia’s rural communes hold 66 douars, with 116,741 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée
3.4 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège
2.9 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre
4.5 km5.9% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road
0.7 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school
1.9 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

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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