Casablanca-Settat

الدار البيضاء-سطات

One of Morocco’s 12 régions.

Population, 2024: 7,688,967
Since 2014: +12.1%
Households: 2,021,032
Communes: 153
Provinces and préfectures: 17
Area: 20,276 km²

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

Most populous: Casablanca 3,215,935
Grew the most: Sidi Hajjaj Oued Hassar +275.3%
Shrank the most: Méchouar de Casablanca −20.6%
Densest: Casablanca 14,836 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: 19.6%aged 10 and over26.2% in 201425.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 18.8%16.3% in 201421.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.0%aged 15 and over50.7% in 201421.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.90children per woman2.13 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.1%of people4.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.8people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 85.0%of settled households75.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Casablanca-Settat: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	3.4%
2.7%	70–74	2.7%
3.6%	65–69	3.6%
4.7%	60–64	5.0%
4.8%	55–59	5.0%
5.7%	50–54	5.7%
6.3%	45–49	6.3%
7.0%	40–44	7.0%
7.1%	35–39	7.1%
7.2%	30–34	7.5%
6.9%	25–29	7.3%
7.2%	20–24	7.4%
8.0%	15–19	7.5%
9.5%	10–14	8.8%
9.2%	5–9	8.5%
7.7%	0–4	7.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.2%
Tachelhit6.3%
Tamazight1.4%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic98.9%
French64.0%
English24.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot29.0%
Private car19.3%
Taxi15.0%
Bike or motorcycle10.7%
Employer’s transport9.2%
Bus5.9%
Doesn’t travel to work5.6%
Tram1.6%
Informal transport1.6%
Another way0.9%
Train0.5%
Animal0.5%

Can’t read or write: 26.2%aged 10 and over19.6% in 202434.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.3%18.8% in 202426.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 50.7%aged 15 and over44.0% in 202425.9% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 96.0%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.13children per woman1.90 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.7%of people4.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.4people on average3.8 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 75.4%of settled households85.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Casablanca-Settat: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.1%	75 and over	2.7%
1.5%	70–74	1.8%
1.9%	65–69	2.0%
3.7%	60–64	3.5%
4.6%	55–59	4.4%
5.6%	50–54	5.8%
5.7%	45–49	6.0%
6.7%	40–44	6.8%
7.3%	35–39	7.4%
8.1%	30–34	8.1%
8.3%	25–29	8.3%
8.7%	20–24	8.8%
8.3%	15–19	8.1%
8.6%	10–14	8.2%
8.8%	5–9	8.4%
10.0%	0–4	9.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.4%
Tachelhit6.9%
Tamazight0.7%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French48.3%
Arabic only26.2%
Arabic, French and English22.6%
Other combinations2.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot37.7%
Taxi15.2%
Private car14.8%
Bus8.5%
Bike or motorcycle7.7%
Employer’s transport5.4%
Works at home3.6%
Not stated3.5%
Another way2.6%
Tram0.7%
Train0.5%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood29.9%
Another commune18.9%
Another province15.7%
Another in the commune14.2%
No fixed place13.4%
At home3.6%
Not stated3.4%
Somewhere else0.8%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Crafts and skilled trades24.0%
Labouring and small trades17.6%
Clerical work16.3%
Managers and senior professionals9.1%
Trade and broking7.8%
Farming and fishing6.7%
Farm and fishing labour6.4%
Technicians4.9%
Machine operating4.9%
Not classified2.2%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma47.8%
Primary21.7%
Lower secondary16.3%
Upper secondary8.2%
DEUG or Licence4.0%
Master’s or doctorate2.0%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 2,066,588
Standing empty: 28.6%13.6% vacant15.0% a second home
Precarious: 6.1%5.0% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 93.5%95.6% on the water mains96.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 9.3%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Apartment49.2%
Modern house39.0%
Slum or basic house5.0%
Villa4.4%
Traditional house1.2%
Other0.8%
Rural-type0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years57.2%
20 to 49 years32.4%
50 years or more10.4%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 273,03235.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 254,01893.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1,188,6994.7 per business
Public services: 15,503
Associations: 3,511in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 85counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce49.8%
Services32.7%
Industry14.3%
Construction3.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person45.1%
2 to 338.8%
4 to 911.4%
10 to 493.7%
50 and over0.9%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later28.3%
2011–201932.9%
2001–201020.4%
1991–20009.0%
1981–19904.5%
1956–19803.7%
Before 19561.3%

Douars

Casablanca-Settat’s rural communes hold 3,475 douars, with 2,045,890 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée: 9.1 km37.3% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège: 6.6 km21.5% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre: 6.5 km19.3% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road: 1.1 km0.1% 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

Provinces and préfectures

Province or préfecture	Type	Population, 2024	Communes
Casablanca	préfecture	3,218,036	2
El Jadida	province	914,367	27
Sidi Bernoussi	préfecture d’arrondissements	706,362	0
Nouaceur	province	672,324	5
Settat	province	652,292	46
Berrechid	province	640,657	22
Hay-Hassani	préfecture d’arrondissements	537,509	0
Mohammadia	préfecture	514,057	6
Moulay Rachid	préfecture d’arrondissements	457,033	0
Sidi Bennour	province	451,930	25
Aïn-Chock	préfecture d’arrondissements	374,707	0
Aïn-Sebaâ-Hay Mohammadi	préfecture d’arrondissements	364,835	0
Médiouna	province	345,787	5
Casablanca-Anfa	préfecture d’arrondissements	344,165	0
Benslimane	province	279,517	15
Al-Fida-Mers-Sultan	préfecture d’arrondissements	224,072	0
Ben M'sick	préfecture d’arrondissements	207,252	0

Communes

Commune	Type	Population, 2024	Since 2014	Per km²
Casablanca	urban	3,215,935	−4.2%	14,836
Dar Bouazza	urban	302,970	+100.2%	6,741
El Jadida	urban	237,464	+21.8%	7,913
Bouskoura	urban	200,359	+94.5%	1,824
Mohammadia	urban	194,358	−6.8%	5,536
Settat	urban	171,556	+20.6%	3,129
Berrechid	urban	168,687	+23.5%	5,567
Bni Yakhlef	urban	117,653	+143.4%	1,982
My Abdellah	rural	103,993	+39.3%	564
Ech-challalate	urban	98,015	+83.2%	1,974
Deroua	urban	96,619	+102.5%	7,001
Almajjatia Oulad Taleb	urban	95,457	+195.7%	1,080
Lahraouyine	urban	87,977	+35.7%	5,330
Oulad Azzouz	urban	81,048	+100.8%	1,133
Sidi Hajjaj Oued Hassar	urban	76,362	+275.3%	709
Had Soualem	urban	74,762	+103.4%	4,210
Benslimane	urban	67,317	+17.9%	1,136
Ain Harrouda	urban	60,804	−2.6%	1,991
Sidi Bennour	urban	56,201	+0.7%	5,272
Tit Mellil	urban	56,019	+70.9%	5,004
Bouznika	urban	55,722	+49.6%	502
Ouled Salah	urban	51,621	+243.4%	269
Soualem Trifiya	rural	45,285	+36.9%	652
Sahel Oulad H'riz	rural	43,776	+14.7%	114
Azemmour	urban	42,098	+2.9%	9,447
Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche	rural	38,169	+8.5%	291
Chtouka	rural	38,025	+14.6%	174
Nouaceur	urban	36,326	+52.6%	412
Ouled Hcine	rural	36,018	+12.1%	157
Haouzia	rural	35,777	+24.1%	234
Laghnadra	rural	34,680	+3.4%	286
Sidi Rahal Chatai	urban	34,431	+66.9%	452
Ben Ahmed	urban	33,469	+1.1%	2,241
Oulad Rahmoune	rural	33,380	+17.3%	173
Sidi Smail	rural	32,694	+13.8%	185
Sidi Moussa El Majdoub	rural	30,254	+48.8%	725
Lbir Jdid	urban	30,247	+25.3%	5,160
Mediouna	urban	29,972	+33.6%	6,786
El Mansouria	urban	29,139	+46.8%	379
Saniat Berguig	rural	28,361	−1.7%	137
Ouled Ghanem	rural	27,895	+12.6%	125
Laghdira	rural	26,192	+31.1%	132
Mettouh	rural	26,075	+0.9%	181
Sidi Abed	rural	25,935	+12.9%	208
Oulad Aissa	rural	25,367	+8.6%	115
Oulad Sbaita	rural	25,231	−1.6%	111
Bouhmame	rural	23,637	+1.7%	122
Lgharbia	rural	22,622	−0.5%	89.2
Mzamza Janoubia	rural	22,419	+7.8%	72.7
Sidi Hajjaj	rural	22,360	+7.9%	133
Loualidia	urban	21,742	+16.8%	134
Ain Tizgha	rural	21,248	+35.4%	74.4
Jabria	rural	21,071	+7.1%	317
Lamharza Essahel	rural	20,929	+17.8%	159
El Gara	urban	20,467	−1.9%	2,269
Ouled Frej	rural	20,176	+2.2%	223
Oulad Ziyane	rural	20,004	+17.0%	187
El Borouj	urban	19,438	+1.1%	1,711
Laatatra	rural	18,928	+7.6%	123
Oulad Si Bouhya	rural	18,535	+1.9%	107
Laghnimyine	rural	18,081	+3.2%	68.4
Laaounate	rural	17,486	−2.0%	96.5
Dar Chaffai	rural	17,411	−0.3%	57.6
Bni Hilal	rural	16,767	−6.0%	106
Mogress	rural	16,277	+3.6%	120
Lmechrek	rural	15,770	−2.3%	221
Mellila	rural	15,692	+4.1%	78.2
Koudiat Bni Dghough	rural	15,550	+2.4%	102
Kasbat Ben Mchich	rural	15,374	+3.2%	174
Boulaouane	rural	14,740	+1.8%	93.4
Kridid	rural	14,259	−0.6%	152
Ras El Ain Chaouia	rural	14,244	−3.4%	86
Sidi El Aidi	rural	14,165	+2.4%	77.3
Ziaida	rural	14,092	−3.4%	53.1
Laagagcha	rural	14,059	+2.3%	154
Zmamra	urban	13,993	+5.4%	1,251
Sidi Abdelkrim	rural	13,759	−2.0%	170
Oulad Sghir	rural	13,153	−5.1%	68.9
Bni Yagrine	rural	13,099	+0.5%	102
Sidi Moussa Ben Ali	rural	12,973	+13.4%	205
Bni Tsiriss	rural	12,794	−9.1%	100
N'khila	rural	12,787	+3.9%	67.2
Fdalate	rural	12,700	+6.1%	94.1
Guisser	rural	12,189	−0.8%	97.6
Oulad Hamdane	rural	12,130	+4.8%	67.5
Ahlaf	rural	12,116	+5.8%	36.8
Oulad Fares	rural	12,096	−2.0%	75.8
Bni Khloug	rural	12,092	−6.5%	79.7
Oulad Amrane	rural	12,059	−1.6%	125
Toualet	rural	11,822	−1.3%	78.6
Zaouiat Saiss	rural	11,730	+5.1%	94
Zaouiat Lakouacem	rural	11,490	+4.8%	70.5
Oulad Freiha	rural	11,410	−1.5%	77.3
Charrate	rural	11,266	+15.5%	150
Mniaa	rural	11,088	−6.0%	88.5
Sebt Saiss	rural	11,052	+5.4%	148
Sidi M'hamed Akhdim	rural	11,038	+2.0%	79.1
Oulad Abbou	urban	10,894	−3.6%	163
Lahsasna	rural	10,854	+16.5%	134
Jaqma	rural	10,733	+4.1%	87.5
Sidi Mohammed Ben Rahal	rural	10,511	+1.0%	49.4
Laqraqra	rural	10,493	−8.1%	46.7
Laamria	rural	9,957	−5.4%	104
Chaibate	rural	9,821	−0.6%	52
Sidi Ahmed El Khadir	rural	9,731	+0.5%	60.5
Bouguargouh	rural	9,718	+1.9%	100
Oulad Sidi Ali Ben Youssef	rural	9,641	−3.9%	81.3
Oulad Yahya Louta	rural	9,612	+1.9%	73.4
Oulad Chbana	rural	9,513	+17.7%	148
Sidi El Mekki	rural	9,476	+6.2%	69.7
Sgamna	rural	9,427	−8.0%	65.9
Machraa Ben Abbou	rural	9,331	−0.3%	53.9
Zaouiat Sidi Ben Hamdoun	rural	9,315	−2.2%	40.9
Metrane	rural	9,201	−13.0%	92.8
Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf	rural	9,151	+12.7%	65.8
Moualine El Oued	rural	9,117	−0.1%	64.1
Ouled M'hamed	rural	9,081	−10.9%	26
Tamda	rural	9,043	−7.3%	53.3
Sidi Dahbi	rural	8,972	+3.1%	99.5
Lambarkiyne	rural	8,863	+3.6%	72.2
M'tal	rural	8,773	−11.5%	78.2
Oulad Said	rural	8,745	−5.7%	40.7
Gdana	rural	8,462	−6.9%	41.8
Mzoura	rural	8,426	−11.5%	32.5
Riah	rural	8,421	+0.6%	58.4
Ben Maachou	rural	8,338	−1.4%	52.3
Rima	rural	8,203	−8.3%	56.8
Oulad M'rah	urban	8,027	−7.7%	1,075
Mrizigue	rural	7,926	−5.4%	39.5
Sidi Bettache	rural	7,595	+9.6%	34.4
M'garto	rural	7,508	−11.8%	37.7
Ouled Cebbah	rural	7,489	−1.5%	57.5
Lakhzazra	rural	7,455	−13.1%	58.5
Oued Naanaa	rural	7,075	+1.2%	97.4
Lahouaza	rural	7,018	−5.1%	58.8
Ouled Zidane	rural	6,554	+1.9%	59.3
Meskoura	rural	6,159	−14.2%	22.6
Sidi Abdelkhaleq	rural	6,141	+0.3%	56.7
Foqra Oulad Aameur	rural	6,093	−2.6%	71.6
Si Hsaien Ben Abderrahmane	rural	6,014	+0.4%	45.3
Oulad Boussaken	rural	5,962	−19.3%	47.2
Oulad Amer	rural	5,871	−12.0%	36
Loulad	urban	5,772	−4.7%	1,303
Oulad Ali Toualaa	rural	5,475	−0.5%	82.3
Oulad Bouali Nouaja	rural	5,393	−17.1%	29.1
Khmis Ksiba	rural	5,249	−7.3%	45.6
Khemisset Chaouia	rural	5,104	−7.7%	58.6
Bir Ennasr	rural	4,256	−12.3%	15.2
Rdadna Oulad Malek	rural	4,170	−8.6%	59.4
Sidi Boumehdi	rural	4,150	−18.3%	51.3
Ain Blal	rural	3,992	−15.1%	36.7
Oulad Fares El Halla	rural	2,521	−16.6%	19
Méchouar de Casablanca	urban	2,101	−20.6%	4,963

In the data

Code: 06
As digits: 06
Record: /api/regions/06.json
Communes: /api/regions/06/communes/page/1.json
Boundary: /api/regions/06/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/regions/06/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/regions/06/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/regions/06/housing.json

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