Tanger-Assilah

طنجة-أصيلة

Préfecture in the région of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
1,494,413
Since 2014
+40.2%
Households
418,844
Communes
12
Area
1,027 km²
Aquouass BriechHad Al GharbiaAl ManzlaDar ChaouiSebt AzzinateAssilahLaaouamaHjar EnnhalTangerSahel ChamaliSidi LyamaniGueznaia

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

Most populous
Tanger 1,275,428
Grew the most
Gueznaia +275.7%
Shrank the most
Sahel Chamali −6.2%
Densest
Tanger 8,537 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
15.2%aged 10 and over21.8% in 201421.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
15.3%15.1% in 201417.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
51.9%aged 15 and over55.2% in 201428.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.94children per woman2.21 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.7%of people4.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
96.8%of settled households87.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tanger-Assilah: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.9%75 and over2.1%
1.8%70–741.7%
2.6%65–692.5%
3.5%60–643.8%
3.6%55–593.9%
4.8%50–544.8%
5.6%45–495.7%
7.2%40–447.0%
8.3%35–398.2%
9.1%30–349.1%
8.7%25–299.1%
8.1%20–248.5%
7.4%15–197.3%
8.9%10–148.7%
9.6%5–99.3%
8.7%0–48.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.5%
  • Tarifit4.4%
  • Tachelhit2.5%
  • Tamazight1.4%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.3%
  • French53.7%
  • English20.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Employer’s transport33.3%
  • On foot26.2%
  • Private car12.3%
  • Taxi11.1%
  • Bus7.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.7%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
554,635
Standing empty
31.4%13.2% vacant18.2% a second home
Precarious
1.0%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.3%95.3% on the water mains96.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.7%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house58.0%
  • Apartment38.5%
  • Villa1.8%
  • Traditional house0.6%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Other0.5%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years67.4%
  • 20 to 49 years29.0%
  • 50 years or more3.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
61,08640.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
57,77194.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
301,5515.2 per business
Public services
1,914
Associations
1,401in premises of their own
Weekly souks
8counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce46.7%
  • Services35.3%
  • Industry14.9%
  • Construction3.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person46.1%
  • 2 to 339.7%
  • 4 to 910.1%
  • 10 to 493.0%
  • 50 and over1.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later37.5%
  • 2011–201936.5%
  • 2001–201015.6%
  • 1991–20005.6%
  • 1981–19901.9%
  • 1956–19802.5%
  • Before 19560.4%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Tangerurban1,275,428+34.6%8,537
Gueznaiaurban88,676+275.7%1,262
Assilahurban36,039+15.7%1,085
Hjar Ennhalrural27,204+177.8%263
Laaouamarural19,187+139.5%313
Had Al Gharbiarural12,838+4.6%96.9
Sidi Lyamanirural10,616+2.4%138
Sebt Azzinaterural7,265+41.0%117
Sahel Chamalirural5,028−6.2%59.4
Aquouass Briechrural4,981−0.2%74.4
Dar Chaouirural4,471+3.9%46.5
Al Manzlarural2,680+1.1%29.7

In the data

Code
01.511
As digits
01511
Record
/api/provinces/01.511.json
Communes
/api/provinces/01.511/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/01.511/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/01.511/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/01.511/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/01.511/housing.json

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