Marrakech-Safi

مراكش-آسفي

One of Morocco’s 12 régions.

Population, 2024
4,892,393
Since 2014
+8.2%
Households
1,185,865
Communes
251
Provinces and préfectures
8
Area
39,128 km²
Méchouar-KasbaMarrakechTimzguida-OuftasIda Ou GuelloulSidi Hmad Ou M'barekIda Ou KazzouAit Aissa IhahaneTamanarTarganteTafednaIda Ou AazzaSmimouImgradeImi-N'tlitTakouchtAglifAit DaoudAdaghasAssaisBouzemmourTahelouanteBizdadSidi GhanemeSidi El JazouliTidziSidi H'mad Ou HamedSidi KaoukiEzzaouiteMeskalaBouaboutKorimateTaouloukoultMouaridAit SaidAguerdKechoulaMejjiLagdadraEl HanchaneLahsinateOunaghaEssaouiraHad DraMoulay BouzarqtouneTakateAquermoudSidi IshaqSidi Ali El KoratiSidi AbdeljalilTalmestM'khalifSidi LaaroussiMzilateM'ramerSidi BoulaalamSidi Aissa RegraguiZaouiat Ben HmidaSidi M'hamed Ou MarzouqOulad M'rabetTafetachteSid L'mokhtarAhdilChichaouaLamzoudiaSidi Ahmed EssayehM'nabhaOuled DlimHarbilLoudayaSid ZouineOulad HassouneAl OuidaneOuahat Sidi BrahimSouihlaAgafayAit ImourSaadaTassoultanteOuled SalmaneAtouabetLamaachateEl GhiateNaggaSebt GzoulaKhatazakaneSafiHraraEl BeddouzaAyirMoul El BerguiDar Si AissaSaadlaSidi AissaLahdarLabkhatiEl GouraaniJamaat ShaimBouguedraSidi EttijiLamraslaLaamamraIghoudSidi ChikerJnane BouihJdourEchemmaiaAtiamimRas El AinLakhoualqaYoussoufiaEsbiaatEl GantourLamsabihTimezgadiouineTimliltKouzemtIchamrarenBouabout AmdlaneOulad MoumnaRahhalaSidi AbdelmoumenOuad L'bourNfifaImintanouteAin TazitounteAfalla IssenIrohalenAit Haddou YoussefLalla AazizaSidi GhanemDouiraneAdassilImindounitM'zoudaAssif El MalZaouia AnnahliaSaidateAit HadiSidi M'hamed DalilSidi Bouzid ArragraguiMajjatGmassaAit TalebSidi MansourOulad Hassoune HamriSkhour RhamnaSidi AbdellahSidi GhanemLabrikiyneBouchaneOulad Aamer TizmarineAit HammouSidi Ali LabrahlaNzalat LaadamSidi Bou OthmaneBourrousSidi BoubkerJaidateRas Ain RhamnaTlauhAkarmaOulad ImloulLamharraOulad ZarradOulad SbihHiadnaJaafraSkoura LhadraBen GuerirMayateOulad CherkiLounasdaTamallaltSidi RahalZemraneZemrane CharqiaChoaraJoualaBouya OmarOuarguiAssahrijOulad KhalloufSour El AazLouad LakhdarSidi Aissa Ben SlimaneFraitaDzouzM'zem SanhajaOulad AamerLaatamnaLaattaouiaLaattaouia Ech-ChaibiaJbielZnadaKelâat SraghnaOulad YaacoubTaouzintOulad Bouali LouedEl MarbouhOulad El GarneErrafiayaChtaibaSidi El HattabOulad MsabbelSidi MoussaEl AamriaOulad MassaoudEddachraTameslohteMoulay BrahimTahannaoutLalla TakarkoustSidi BadhajOulad MtaaTizguineAmizmizDar JamaaAzgourAmghrasAit Sidi DaoudAit OurirAit FaskaTamazouzteSidi Abdellah GhiatGhmateOurikaTidili MesfiouaTouamaTazartZerktenTamaguertTighedouineAbadouAit Hkim-Ait YzidAit AadelSti FadmaIguerferouaneOukaimdenAsniOuirganeImgdalIjoukakAghbarTalat N'yaaqoubIghilAnougalOuazguitaChahdaJbilateOulad AarradAghouatim

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

Most populous
Marrakech 1,002,697
Grew the most
Harbil +103.9%
Shrank the most
Adaghas −41.4%
Densest
Kelâat Sraghna 5,864 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
28.8%aged 10 and over37.8% in 201436.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
20.8%13.1% in 201427.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
40.4%aged 15 and over47.2% in 201412.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.13children per woman2.47 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.8%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
83.4%of settled households72.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Marrakech-Safi: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.9%75 and over3.4%
2.7%70–742.6%
3.4%65–693.3%
4.4%60–644.6%
4.3%55–594.5%
5.3%50–545.4%
6.0%45–496.1%
6.5%40–446.6%
6.5%35–396.7%
6.9%30–347.0%
6.7%25–296.8%
7.1%20–247.2%
8.7%15–198.6%
10.5%10–1410.1%
10.0%5–99.5%
8.1%0–47.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija90.6%
  • Tachelhit24.5%
  • Tamazight2.0%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.2%
  • French54.2%
  • English18.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot30.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle26.2%
  • Private car10.9%
  • Bus7.3%
  • Taxi7.0%
  • Employer’s transport4.2%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
783,773
Standing empty
28.7%14.9% vacant13.8% a second home
Precarious
3.3%1.6% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
91.9%94.9% on the water mains95.9% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
4.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house59.3%
  • Apartment28.3%
  • Traditional house5.0%
  • Villa4.2%
  • Slum or basic house1.6%
  • Rural-type1.2%
  • Other0.5%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years62.7%
  • 20 to 49 years31.1%
  • 50 years or more6.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
169,74534.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
137,95581.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
350,5612.5 per business
Public services
27,670
Associations
4,120in premises of their own
Weekly souks
169counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce53.8%
  • Services29.0%
  • Industry14.1%
  • Construction3.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person58.9%
  • 2 to 331.2%
  • 4 to 97.6%
  • 10 to 491.8%
  • 50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later30.2%
  • 2011–201940.7%
  • 2001–201016.4%
  • 1991–20006.6%
  • 1981–19902.4%
  • 1956–19802.6%
  • Before 19561.0%

Provinces and préfectures

Province or préfectureTypePopulation, 2024Communes
Marrakechpréfecture1,571,58015
Safiprovince719,67125
Al Haouzprovince642,81540
El Kelâa Des-Sraghnaprovince560,27343
Essaouiraprovince426,71957
Chichaouaprovince379,07935
Rehamnaprovince346,10825
Youssoufiaprovince246,14811

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Marrakechurban1,002,697+10.0%4,990
Tassoultanteurban106,013+49.0%1,192
Harbilrural105,790+103.9%367
Saadarural91,903+37.0%455
Loudayarural41,761+23.7%211
Al Ouidanerural37,450+32.8%375
Ouahat Sidi Brahimrural36,493+44.1%505
Souihlarural32,506+15.4%355
Oulad Hassounerural27,314+16.4%257
Agafayrural17,771+15.0%87.4
Sid Zouinerural17,130+14.6%320
Ait Imourrural14,603+0.4%131
Ouled Dlimrural14,468−1.7%23.9
M'nabharural13,565+5.2%47.3
Méchouar-Kasbaurban12,116−28.1%914
Safiurban323,888+5.0%4,418
Ayirrural30,870+11.8%113
Hrararural30,025+15.0%118
Sebt Gzoulaurban24,600+32.7%943
El Ghiaterural23,109−8.2%82.9
Naggarural21,996−2.4%126
Moul El Berguirural18,856+22.9%122
Saadlarural18,134+9.0%110
Lamraslarural17,997−1.8%126
Sidi Ettijirural17,197+3.3%78.9
Khatazakanerural16,691+4.2%84.1
Ouled Salmanerural16,457−3.1%74.2
Lamaachaterural15,830+2.9%90
Bouguedrarural15,707−1.9%65.4
El Beddouzarural14,278+1.4%130
Labkhatirural13,731−4.1%52
Lahdarrural12,809−7.7%96.3
Laamamrarural12,025−5.4%60.3
Dar Si Aissarural11,949+0.0%81.8
Jamaat Shaimurban11,865+5.5%252
El Gouraanirural10,859−3.8%81.8
Chahdarural10,449+0.8%162
Lamsabihrural10,443−7.9%69
Atouabetrural10,378−3.1%65.4
Sidi Aissarural9,528−7.2%71.4
Ait Ourirurban56,954+45.6%3,781
Ourikarural50,558+35.5%342
Sidi Abdellah Ghiatrural43,237+46.6%307
Tameslohterural40,283+39.0%144
Aghouatimrural36,258+17.8%152
Ait Faskarural33,076+26.2%296
Ghmaterural28,674+13.7%241
Sti Fadmarural24,159+0.1%67.2
Asnirural22,637+6.6%84
Tighedouinerural21,161−7.9%59.9
Ait Sidi Daoudrural21,010+10.7%196
Tidili Mesfiouarural20,283−6.6%121
Zerktenrural18,335−8.0%45.3
Tamazouzterural16,886+6.6%289
Tahannaouturban16,236+34.2%2,746
Tazartrural14,584−4.3%61.2
Amizmizurban13,840−3.7%322
Iguerferouanerural12,432+5.3%145
Touamarural11,401+1.4%104
Moulay Brahimrural11,331−4.1%107
Abadourural10,484−1.1%116
Tamaguertrural10,022−4.9%96.9
Ait Aadelrural8,724+10.1%83.6
Lalla Takarkoustrural8,419+15.2%88
Ait Hkim-Ait Yzidrural8,104−8.0%70.7
Ouirganerural7,687−0.5%49.5
Talat N'yaaqoubrural7,153−9.1%31.1
Oulad Mtaarural6,915−0.3%111
Azgourrural6,208−9.6%32.6
Dar Jamaarural6,184+4.6%65.4
Amghrasrural5,966−3.2%79
Sidi Badhajrural5,835+8.2%44.9
Ijoukakrural5,633−15.9%18.2
Ouazguitarural5,270−3.1%52.3
Tizguinerural5,185+5.8%70.5
Oukaimdenrural4,790−1.5%89.8
Imgdalrural4,782−12.5%17.3
Ighilrural4,666−18.1%28
Anougalrural4,006−8.0%43
Aghbarrural3,447−33.5%15
Kelâat Sraghnaurban106,418+11.8%5,864
Laattaouiaurban38,405+26.7%1,367
Zemrane Charqiarural29,569+1.7%142
Tamallalturban20,528+24.1%670
Sidi Aissa Ben Slimanerural19,164−4.1%185
Assahrijrural16,313+6.0%309
Zemranerural14,995+4.6%72.9
Bouya Omarrural14,701+3.9%368
Oulad Zarradrural13,243+8.3%69.9
Hiadnarural12,870+13.0%35.8
Choararural12,249+11.1%229
Dzouzrural11,527+0.2%249
Mayaterural11,443−5.4%33.8
M'zem Sanhajarural10,946+6.2%131
Lounasdarural10,866+2.1%161
Ouarguirural10,788+3.9%174
Fraitarural10,721−5.1%118
Jbielrural10,593−6.9%49.6
Joualarural10,283−7.9%73.6
Sidi Rahalurban10,276+3.7%890
Sidi El Hattabrural9,638+2.3%41
El Marbouhrural9,468+7.9%253
Laatamnarural9,318−7.4%139
Oulad Khalloufrural9,172+6.6%256
Louad Lakhdarrural9,125−1.9%67.3
El Aamriarural8,625−8.8%197
Sidi Moussarural8,600−11.4%108
Chtaibarural8,491−6.9%89.6
Oulad El Garnerural7,728−5.2%222
Znadarural7,230+7.7%166
Oulad Cherkirural7,185−2.9%23.6
Oulad Aamerrural6,996−0.3%89.9
Eddachrarural6,939−7.8%88.3
Oulad Yaacoubrural6,791−4.9%70.1
Oulad Sbihrural6,513−1.6%93.2
Oulad Bouali Louedrural6,302−7.6%85.4
Oulad Msabbelrural6,216−0.6%111
Oulad Aarradrural6,065+8.2%187
Laattaouia Ech-Chaibiarural5,910+8.6%265
Taouzintrural5,217−7.7%142
Errafiayarural4,903−10.9%237
Oulad Massaoudrural4,188−16.4%72.6
Sour El Aazrural3,755−2.5%88.7
Essaouiraurban82,962+6.4%615
Aquermoudrural15,981+2.0%103
Ounagharural13,310+6.8%56.6
Tamanarurban11,617+9.8%178
Sidi Laaroussirural10,604−14.2%43.8
Sidi Ishaqrural10,055+2.9%94.8
Takaterural9,993−8.9%72.1
Korimaterural9,526−3.8%48.1
Had Drarural9,435+5.0%83.7
Smimourural8,883+10.7%162
Sidi Boulaalamrural7,681−5.7%114
Ida Ou Aazzarural7,635−3.6%91.2
Sidi Aissa Regraguirural7,567−3.9%83.7
Tafetachterural7,342+0.7%110
Zaouiat Ben Hmidarural7,317+5.7%108
Imi-N'tlitrural7,179−10.9%86.4
Bizdadrural7,077−11.1%58.8
Lagdadrarural6,699−1.9%72.7
Aglifrural6,499−19.1%37.1
M'ramerrural6,488−14.5%50.6
Mejjirural6,479−4.0%63.6
Targanterural6,392−16.0%37.2
Sidi Ali El Koratirural6,099−6.8%64.6
Sidi Abdeljalilrural6,056−8.5%65.4
Ait Saidrural6,027−11.6%53.6
Kechoularural5,934−2.5%63.9
Ezzaouiterural5,818−8.3%77.5
Moulay Bouzarqtounerural5,608−7.6%39.9
Sidi El Jazoulirural5,554−14.1%37.3
Aguerdrural5,370−0.2%61
Mouaridrural5,320−13.7%52.7
El Hanchaneurban5,319+7.1%487
Sidi Ahmed Essayehrural5,233−15.6%53
Ida Ou Guelloulrural5,086−15.2%56.1
M'khalifrural5,062−6.0%56
Tafednarural4,999−11.0%48.5
Timzguida-Ouftasrural4,952−4.6%68.5
Lahsinaterural4,932−7.2%59
Sidi Kaoukirural4,877+5.5%62.8
Imgraderural4,817−25.7%19.3
Sidi Hmad Ou M'barekrural4,726−13.8%50.4
Talmesturban4,638+7.2%311
Assaisrural4,442−35.8%16.3
Meskalarural4,378+1.1%54.5
Sidi M'hamed Ou Marzouqrural4,306−19.4%21.2
Sidi Ghanemerural4,161−11.8%50.6
Oulad M'rabetrural3,951−1.1%61.5
Bouzemmourrural3,940−32.9%20.3
Tidzirural3,770−7.1%34.5
Ait Daoudurban3,653+23.5%184
Mzilaterural3,573−15.1%41.8
Sidi H'mad Ou Hamedrural3,548−12.1%42
Ida Ou Kazzourural3,511−32.3%15
Takouchtrural3,209−25.6%24
Tahelouanterural2,910−25.8%26.8
Ait Aissa Ihahanerural2,563−38.1%15.9
Adaghasrural1,656−41.4%17.3
Chichaouaurban38,452+38.0%1,966
Sid L'mokhtarrural27,083+19.2%96.5
Lamzoudiarural27,004+5.2%36.4
M'zoudarural25,342+9.5%125
Imintanouteurban25,049+20.2%1,242
Douiranerural17,256+6.9%102
Majjatrural14,708+10.9%31.3
Zaouia Annahliarural11,722+9.0%69.2
Ahdilrural11,130−2.7%25
Imindounitrural10,890−4.2%43.9
Gmassarural10,675+13.7%30.2
Bouaboutrural9,825−14.5%58.1
Taouloukoultrural9,362−12.4%56.9
Ait Hadirural8,847+19.1%213
Sidi Bouzid Arragraguirural8,622−3.9%116
Sidi Ghanemrural8,397−10.0%61.2
Assif El Malrural8,002+6.5%77.6
Lalla Aazizarural7,534−10.8%22.8
Afalla Issenrural7,221−11.2%58.3
Oulad Moumnarural7,092−5.6%21
Adassilrural7,078−5.0%60.2
Sidi Abdelmoumenrural7,055−21.7%34
Timezgadiouinerural6,780−13.4%21.5
Bouabout Amdlanerural6,405−15.1%60.6
Saidaterural6,354−1.1%18.1
Nfifarural6,282−2.8%87.8
Ichamrarenrural5,707−18.7%44.4
Sidi M'hamed Dalilrural5,619−1.1%27.2
Timliltrural5,582−21.1%21.2
Ait Haddou Youssefrural5,174−17.4%36.3
Irohalenrural5,031−14.1%40
Ouad L'bourrural4,918−17.3%32.9
Rahhalarural4,859−14.6%35.1
Ain Tazitounterural4,651−15.6%48.1
Kouzemtrural3,371−17.8%34.8
Ben Guerirurban114,872+29.6%4,808
Nzalat Laadamrural19,635+32.3%45.6
Ras Ain Rhamnarural16,330+14.3%142
Skhour Rhamnarural15,565+0.6%50.9
Jaidaterural13,193+7.0%214
Sidi Bou Othmaneurban12,490+36.0%472
Labrikiynerural12,185+4.9%52.7
Jbilaterural11,511+2.5%26.2
Jaafrarural10,689−1.9%29.9
Oulad Imloulrural9,659+0.5%29.5
Bouchanerural9,610−1.0%53.9
Tlauhrural9,596−3.4%97.8
Lamharrarural9,476−0.0%34
Sidi Abdellahrural9,447−9.9%48.1
Ait Talebrural8,075−6.6%30.1
Sidi Ghanemrural8,039−20.4%26.9
Skoura Lhadrarural7,877−11.1%25.2
Oulad Hassoune Hamrirural7,792+1.7%26.3
Ait Hammourural7,211−4.5%27.9
Sidi Ali Labrahlarural6,718+1.5%29.7
Bourrousrural6,316+5.5%37.2
Sidi Boubkerrural5,728−6.8%28
Akarmarural4,795−7.3%27.5
Sidi Mansourrural4,766−13.2%34.1
Oulad Aamer Tizmarinerural4,533−12.0%47.3
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
As digits
07
Record
/api/regions/07.json
Communes
/api/regions/07/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/regions/07/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/regions/07/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/regions/07/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/regions/07/housing.json

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