Tan-Tan

طانطان

Province in the région of Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
94,519
Since 2014
+9.7%
Households
23,308
Communes
7
Area
9,549 km²
ChbikaBen KhlilAbtehEl OuatiaMsiedTan-TanTilemzoun

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

Most populous
Tan-Tan 76,134
Grew the most
Abteh +146.6%
Shrank the most
Tilemzoun −26.4%
Densest
Tan-Tan 3,455 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
19.8%aged 10 and over25.2% in 201426.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
25.3%23.7% in 201437.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
42.9%aged 15 and over47.0% in 201417.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.03children per woman2.31 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.6%of people3.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.0people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
93.8%of settled households86.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tan-Tan: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.0%75 and over2.0%
2.2%70–741.6%
2.9%65–692.4%
4.0%60–643.9%
4.3%55–594.2%
5.4%50–545.4%
6.2%45–496.3%
7.0%40–447.7%
7.0%35–398.0%
7.7%30–348.2%
6.7%25–297.8%
7.2%20–247.7%
8.6%15–197.8%
10.0%10–149.5%
10.2%5–99.7%
8.6%0–48.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija91.0%
  • Hassania26.5%
  • Tachelhit20.4%
  • Tamazight3.4%
  • Tarifit0.9%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French53.4%
  • English18.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot44.3%
  • Employer’s transport12.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.6%
  • Private car11.5%
  • Taxi8.9%
  • Bus5.4%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
31,192
Standing empty
28.9%16.4% vacant12.5% a second home
Precarious
1.2%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
88.1%93.2% on the water mains95.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house95.3%
  • Traditional house1.8%
  • Apartment1.3%
  • Other1.0%
  • Villa0.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%
  • Rural-type0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years73.5%
  • 20 to 49 years26.0%
  • 50 years or more0.5%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
4,71349.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4,23789.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
7,8291.8 per business
Public services
316
Associations
160in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce59.2%
  • Services25.2%
  • Industry12.2%
  • Construction3.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person71.3%
  • 2 to 323.7%
  • 4 to 93.4%
  • 10 to 491.5%
  • 50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later37.5%
  • 2011–201938.2%
  • 2001–201013.0%
  • 1991–20006.5%
  • 1981–19903.3%
  • 1956–19801.6%
  • Before 19560.0%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Tan-Tanurban76,134+4.0%3,455
El Ouatiaurban14,258+53.4%542
Msiedrural1,501+17.7%0.4
Ben Khlilrural951+26.5%2.2
Tilemzounrural747−26.4%0.4
Abtehrural651+146.6%0.5
Chbikarural277−14.5%0.2

In the data

Code
10.521
As digits
10521
Record
/api/provinces/10.521.json
Communes
/api/provinces/10.521/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/10.521/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/10.521/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/10.521/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/10.521/housing.json

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