Youssoufia

اليوسفية

Province in the région of Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
246,148
Since 2014
−2.3%
Households
55,055
Communes
11
Area
2,949 km²

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

Most populous
Youssoufia 65,669
Grew the most
Echemmaia +9.2%
Shrank the most
Lakhoualqa −10.7%
Densest
Youssoufia 2,495 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
33.6%aged 10 and over42.8% in 201442.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
24.3%16.3% in 201436.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.1%aged 15 and over46.0% in 20148.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.39children per woman3.00 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.0%of people5.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.5people on average5.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
52.4%of settled households44.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Youssoufia: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.5%75 and over3.4%
2.8%70–742.6%
3.5%65–693.4%
3.9%60–644.7%
3.8%55–594.2%
4.6%50–544.9%
5.5%45–495.4%
6.4%40–446.3%
6.3%35–396.4%
6.8%30–346.6%
6.7%25–296.5%
7.2%20–246.8%
9.0%15–198.8%
11.3%10–1411.1%
10.8%5–910.5%
8.8%0–48.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.7%
  • Tachelhit1.4%
  • Tamazight0.3%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French46.2%
  • English11.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot34.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work15.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle13.1%
  • Bus12.0%
  • Private car8.0%
  • Informal transport5.4%
  • Taxi4.7%
  • Employer’s transport4.7%
  • Animal1.3%
  • Another way1.3%
  • Train0.3%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
29,298
Standing empty
19.7%13.0% vacant6.8% a second home
Precarious
2.0%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
93.5%91.5% on the water mains94.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
2.6%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house84.7%
  • Traditional house7.6%
  • Villa2.9%
  • Apartment2.9%
  • Rural-type1.5%
  • Other0.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years38.7%
  • 20 to 49 years49.9%
  • 50 years or more11.5%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
7,33929.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4,90866.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
7,9381.6 per business
Public services
1,998
Associations
433in premises of their own
Weekly souks
9counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce63.1%
  • Services23.2%
  • Industry11.9%
  • Construction1.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person73.9%
  • 2 to 322.2%
  • 4 to 93.3%
  • 10 to 490.6%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later20.1%
  • 2011–201946.8%
  • 2001–201024.0%
  • 1991–20006.7%
  • 1981–19901.5%
  • 1956–19801.0%
  • Before 19560.1%

Douars

Youssoufia’s rural communes hold 392 douars, with 145,525 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée
13.1 km58.8% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège
9.2 km31.8% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre
9.1 km39.2% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road
2.4 km2.6% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school
1.7 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Youssoufiaurban65,669−2.9%2,495
Echemmaiaurban26,547+9.2%764
Ighoudrural22,080−3.5%61.8
Sidi Chikerrural20,291−1.8%35.5
Jnane Bouihrural19,755+0.3%58.4
Jdourrural19,390−4.2%72
Ras El Ainrural19,089−2.7%57.9
El Gantourrural17,270−6.9%70.2
Esbiaatrural14,662−2.2%53.3
Lakhoualqarural14,621−10.7%41.5
Atiamimrural6,774−3.5%46

In the data

Code
07.585
As digits
07585
Record
/api/provinces/07.585.json
Communes
/api/provinces/07.585/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/07.585/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/07.585/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/07.585/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/07.585/housing.json

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