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Souss-Massa

سوس-ماسة

One of Morocco’s 12 régions.

Population, 2024
3,020,431
Since 2014
+12.8%
Households
785,208
Communes
175
Provinces and préfectures
6
Area
53,930 km²

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

Most populous
Agadir 504,768
Grew the most
Sidi Bibi +86.8%
Shrank the most
Tabia −44.3%
Densest
Inezgane 10,574 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
26.2%aged 10 and over33.1% in 201435.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.7%14.4% in 201427.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.1%aged 15 and over44.3% in 201415.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.86children per woman2.18 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.5%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
94.2%of settled households83.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Souss-Massa: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over3.5%
2.5%70–742.4%
3.2%65–693.0%
4.3%60–644.5%
4.7%55–594.8%
5.9%50–546.0%
6.3%45–496.6%
6.9%40–447.3%
6.9%35–397.3%
6.9%30–347.3%
6.4%25–296.8%
7.2%20–247.4%
8.5%15–198.1%
10.0%10–149.3%
9.4%5–98.7%
7.6%0–46.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija79.2%
  • Tachelhit63.2%
  • Tamazight3.2%
  • Hassania0.5%
  • Tarifit0.2%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.7%
  • French60.1%
  • English22.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot26.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle20.6%
  • Private car15.0%
  • Employer’s transport14.1%
  • Taxi7.6%
  • Bus6.8%
  • Doesn’t travel to work6.7%
  • Informal transport2.1%
  • Another way0.8%
  • Animal0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
630,848
Standing empty
27.5%12.8% vacant14.8% a second home
Precarious
1.4%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
83.8%96.2% on the water mains96.2% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
2.1%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house74.2%
  • Apartment20.5%
  • Villa2.1%
  • Traditional house1.8%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Other0.5%
  • Rural-type0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years64.1%
  • 20 to 49 years33.7%
  • 50 years or more2.1%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
123,92841.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
100,57781.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
255,2172.5 per business
Public services
19,039
Associations
4,312in premises of their own
Weekly souks
138counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce54.8%
  • Services28.8%
  • Industry13.2%
  • Construction3.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person65.2%
  • 2 to 326.6%
  • 4 to 95.8%
  • 10 to 492.0%
  • 50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.4%
  • 2011–201932.5%
  • 2001–201014.3%
  • 1991–20007.6%
  • 1981–19902.9%
  • 1956–19802.1%
  • Before 19560.1%

Douars

Souss-Massa’s rural communes hold 5,470 douars, with 1,196,727 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée
13.6 km36.1% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège
7.5 km22.3% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre
6.8 km16.7% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road
0.9 km0.9% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school
1.3 km0.2% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

Provinces and préfectures

Province or préfectureTypePopulation, 2024Communes
Taroudanntprovince858,16289
Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tananepréfecture721,43113
Inezgane-Aït Melloulpréfecture636,9166
Chtouka-Aït Bahaprovince493,62322
Tiznitprovince198,54225
Tataprovince111,75720

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Agadirurban504,768+19.7%4,479
Ait Melloulurban210,870+22.7%7,345
Inezganeurban137,512+5.5%10,574
Ait Amiraurban113,236+47.7%641
Dcheira El Jihadiaurban113,041+12.7%10,275
Drarguarural107,621+52.0%511
Lqliaaurban107,133+28.7%1,032
Oulad Teimaurban100,284+12.2%3,582
Tizniturban86,595+15.9%1,265
Taroudannturban83,496+4.2%1,115
Oued Essafarural83,442+47.6%307
Sidi Bibiurban72,929+86.8%415
Temsiarural52,663+29.1%863
Biougraurban50,626+33.5%4,746
Aourirrural46,032+24.6%436
Inchadenrural42,724+48.3%298
Belfaârural36,774+32.8%160
Oulad Berhilurban30,330+24.9%1,355
El Koudia El Beidarural23,666+8.2%243
Sidi Boumoussarural23,160+37.1%478
Ahmar Laglalcharural21,659+20.7%199
Aoulouzurban21,502+23.5%201
Tamrirural19,790+6.5%55.5
Tataurban19,544+5.0%1,296
Lagfifatrural19,471+3.5%237
Massarural17,946+2.1%107
Sidi Ahmed Ou Amarrural17,914+12.1%236
Sidi Moussa Lhamrirural17,673+18.0%193
Ait Iaazaurban17,339+21.6%1,406
Oulad Dahourural15,697+7.6%230
Sidi Dahmanerural14,878+24.5%290
Iglirural13,832+23.5%155
El Guerdaneurban13,747+11.7%698
Zaouia Sidi Taharrural13,479+15.4%128
Issenrural13,254+9.4%168
Reggadarural12,521−5.7%34.4
Machraa El Ainrural12,243+7.6%158
Lamhadirural11,927+7.1%109
Oulad Aissarural11,732−4.9%156
Lamhararural11,622+2.2%121
Igoudar Mnabharural10,974+25.2%88.3
Sidi Borjarural10,736+7.4%155
Lakhnafifrural10,706+7.8%153
El Faidrural10,559−12.1%21.7
Ait Igasrural10,378+1.2%63
Imi-Mqournrural10,365−3.6%46.3
Sidi Ouassayrural10,050+10.6%116
Tnine Aglourural9,950−2.8%30.1
Amskroudrural9,648+3.2%46.7
Sidi Ouaazizrural9,241+11.1%60.2
Freijarural9,005+2.4%103
Bounaamanerural8,932−13.4%47.2
Arbaa Sahelrural8,820−17.6%38.9
Tissintrural8,797−6.8%3.4
Ait Milkrural8,706−16.1%42
Foum Zguidurban8,660−3.6%7.1
Toubkalrural8,538+0.6%26
Sidi Boushabrural8,386−11.6%48.6
Allougoumrural8,251−2.0%1.8
Ouziouarural8,141+5.8%77.2
Assakirural8,048−1.6%21.7
Iguidirural7,949−12.7%22.9
Arazanerural7,883−1.5%41.6
Eddirrural7,781+2.9%56.5
Ida-Ougoummadrural7,543−4.3%74.1
Agadir Melloulrural7,518−15.0%9.2
Ahl Ramelrural7,496−7.8%82.4
Zagmouzenrural7,480−9.0%30.3
Imsouanerural7,246−18.3%57.2
Taouyalterural7,097−4.9%29
Askaouenrural7,046−5.5%17.9
Ouneinerural7,042−10.5%26.3
Taliouineurban7,040+4.7%230
Tafraoutenrural7,026−12.2%74.1
Imoulassrural6,889−17.9%50.5
Tazemmourtrural6,856+12.9%39
Kasbat Sidi Abdellah Ben M'barekrural6,840+10.4%19.4
Sidi Hsainerural6,716−9.5%22.2
Sidi Abdallah El Bouchouarirural6,604−18.8%35.1
Adisrural6,468−0.7%11.6
Tiqqirural6,378−27.3%22.8
Anzirural6,199−19.1%55.5
Tinzartrural6,127+3.8%88.1
Tafraouturban6,124−3.5%93.5
Akka-Ighanerural6,045−6.3%5.6
Ida Ou Gailalrural6,036−6.2%32.5
El Maader El Kabirrural6,009−12.7%22.9
Ait Bahaurban6,007+6.0%3,088
Tassousfirural5,998−10.8%32.5
Assaisserural5,934−13.2%26.6
Fam El Hisnurban5,908−7.0%2.1
Ida Ou Moumenrural5,833−4.5%51.5
Tafingoultrural5,670−14.5%37.4
Tisrasserural5,608−26.8%26.1
Akkaurban5,575−18.9%12.8
Tighmirural5,492−14.1%34.5
Talgjountrural5,234−10.0%34.5
Ahl Tifnouterural5,196−12.1%36.8
Toughmartrural5,035−25.4%16.7
Tamanarterural4,999−19.3%2.6
Bounrarrural4,995−20.8%35.6
Ait Ouadrimrural4,976−14.5%32.3
Imilmaissrural4,967−24.6%27
Taghazoutrural4,861−7.6%43.7
Tizgzaouinerural4,653−11.7%12.7
Arbaa Rasmoukarural4,620−22.5%15.3
Sidi Bouabdellirural4,610−19.9%42.8
Tidsi-Nissendalenerural4,395−19.0%20.8
Tagmoutrural4,300−6.1%9.4
Ida Ou Gougmarrural4,250−26.6%37.7
Azrarrural4,242−15.8%9
Tamaloukterural4,241−10.5%26
Bigoudinerural4,174−18.7%18
Tliterural4,166−3.7%3.8
Ait Makhloufrural4,135−13.0%30.2
Irhermurban4,127+0.5%29.9
Arganarural4,123−14.2%14
Imouzzerrural4,087−24.3%20.1
Ouijjanerural4,079−17.4%17.1
Tassegdeltrural4,046−20.8%17.7
Sidi Ahmed Ou Abdallahrural4,038+5.4%28.3
Azaghar N'irsrural4,009−15.6%5.1
Arbaa Ait Ahmedrural3,918−25.5%19.4
Tigougarural3,867−15.1%27
Tataouterural3,767−20.6%24.7
Tizoughranerural3,725−21.9%16.4
Tigzmerterural3,600−8.1%2.4
Assadsrural3,592−22.8%21.3
Tizi N'testrural3,588−30.8%30.6
Lamnizlarural3,427−18.9%15.9
Ait Ouafqarural3,376−19.8%11.2
Targua-Ntouchkarural3,371−30.9%20.9
Tizaghterural3,356−14.4%2.7
Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussarural3,339−9.2%19.7
Talmakanterural3,336−16.7%16.2
Aqsrirural3,333−19.3%17.5
Ait Mzalrural3,305−13.4%34.4
Oum El Guerdanerural3,143−6.7%1.4
Adarrural3,043−30.0%8
Issafenrural3,031−12.4%6.2
Tioutrural3,017+3.3%19.4
Sidi Abdellah Ou Saidrural3,003−13.3%41.5
Aouguenzrural2,941−38.7%14.4
Tadrartrural2,899−36.0%13.8
Ammelnerural2,782−22.8%11.9
Idminerural2,715−14.6%15.8
Ibn Yacoubrural2,530−13.3%3.6
Ait Issafenrural2,497−24.2%22.2
Afella Ighirrural2,446−17.7%4.2
Aguinanerural2,396−14.5%5.3
Amalourural2,188−32.8%14.8
Sidi Boaalrural2,180−27.8%6.9
Ait Ouabellirural2,140−10.9%1.5
Tanaltrural2,138−22.1%14.4
Ida-Ougnidifrural2,095−2.5%9.5
Aziarrural2,053−30.4%14.7
Tafraout El Mouloudrural2,014−37.1%35.3
Tizouninerural2,008−5.2%1.3
Tarsouatrural2,001−15.8%9.9
Imaouenrural1,969−20.2%11.7
Hilalarural1,858−30.8%10.9
Tindinerural1,853−36.8%9.6
Tnine Adayrural1,696−10.9%27
Ait Abdallahrural1,635−21.6%6
Oualqadirural1,477−31.2%13.1
Toumlilinerural1,463−31.4%9.4
Nihitrural1,456−22.7%10.7
Irigh N'tahalarural1,417−10.2%12.4
Tisfanerural1,414−39.5%11
Sidi Mzalrural1,373−19.3%7
Tassrirtrural1,130−27.3%3.9
Tizi Ntakouchtrural1,098−19.7%13.9
Toufelaaztrural1,061−34.3%13.5
Imi N'tayartrural973−16.4%4.7
Tabiarural814−44.3%4.8

In the data

Code
09
As digits
09
Record
/api/regions/09.json
Communes
/api/regions/09/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/regions/09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/regions/09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/regions/09/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/regions/09/housing.json

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