Salé

سلا

Préfecture in the région of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024
1,089,554
Since 2014
+10.9%
Households
290,311
Communes
4
Area
716 km²
Sidi BouknadelShoulSaléAmeur

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

Most populous
Salé 945,101
Grew the most
Sidi Bouknadel +72.6%
Densest
Sidi Bouknadel 20,758 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
16.5%aged 10 and over21.7% in 201422.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
20.7%19.2% in 201425.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
45.7%aged 15 and over50.8% in 201425.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.76children per woman1.97 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.0%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
92.7%of settled households89.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Salé: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.5%75 and over2.9%
2.7%70–742.5%
3.7%65–693.4%
4.9%60–645.1%
5.0%55–595.2%
5.9%50–546.0%
6.3%45–496.6%
7.3%40–447.3%
7.3%35–397.5%
7.6%30–347.9%
6.9%25–297.5%
7.3%20–247.7%
7.7%15–197.4%
8.8%10–148.2%
8.7%5–98.0%
7.4%0–46.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.4%
  • Tachelhit7.0%
  • Tamazight3.0%
  • Tarifit0.5%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.2%
  • French67.1%
  • English26.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot27.1%
  • Private car19.3%
  • Taxi15.9%
  • Employer’s transport11.5%
  • Bus7.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
326,041
Standing empty
18.6%9.6% vacant9.0% a second home
Precarious
2.2%1.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.0%96.7% on the water mains98.1% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
2.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house55.7%
  • Apartment38.3%
  • Traditional house2.2%
  • Villa1.6%
  • Slum or basic house1.3%
  • Rural-type0.5%
  • Other0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years45.7%
  • 20 to 49 years49.5%
  • 50 years or more4.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
40,65737.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
38,76295.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
134,6693.5 per business
Public services
1,048
Associations
847in premises of their own
Weekly souks
3counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce48.1%
  • Services30.0%
  • Industry19.4%
  • Construction2.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person41.1%
  • 2 to 346.4%
  • 4 to 910.5%
  • 10 to 491.6%
  • 50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later31.1%
  • 2011–201933.9%
  • 2001–201017.4%
  • 1991–200010.2%
  • 1981–19904.6%
  • 1956–19802.7%
  • Before 19560.1%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Saléurban945,101+6.1%8,589
Ameururban75,942+63.0%376
Sidi Bouknadelurban43,598+72.6%20,758
Shoulurban24,913+25.1%62.1

In the data

Code
04.441
As digits
04441
Record
/api/provinces/04.441.json
Communes
/api/provinces/04.441/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/04.441/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/04.441/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/04.441/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/04.441/housing.json

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