Taroudant is the most populous province in the Souss-Massa region, according to the 2024 census.
A. Latif Baraka: Heba Press
The results of the General Population and Housing Census for the year 2024 showed that the total population of the Souss-Massa region is 3 million 20 thousand 431 people, or 785,208 families, including 14 thousand foreigners. occupy, while the number of Moroccans is 3,006,430 people.
The prefecture of Agadir Idaoutnan is the most densely populated among the regions of the region, since the total population of the prefecture reached 197,248 people, distributed between 721,431 families, 4,491 foreigners and 716,940 Moroccans.
As for the prefecture of Inezgane-Ait Melloul, its population reached 161,551 people
Distributed among 636,916 people, including 2,035 foreigners and 634,881 Moroccans.
While the province of Taroudant occupied the first rank of regions in terms of population, with 209,341 thousand people, distributed between 858,162 families, including 489 foreigners residing in the region, and 857,673 thousand Moroccan residents, followed by the province of Chtouka Ait Baha in population terms. of population with 133,727 people, distributed between 493,623 people A family, including 6,798 foreigners and 486,825 Moroccans.
Concerning the province of Tiznit, it ranks third among the provinces of the Souss-Massa region in terms of population with 57,811 inhabitants, including 198,542 families, while the number of foreigners residing there is 175, compared to 198,367 Moroccans. , followed by the province of Tata. with 25,530 people, distributed among 111,757 families, it includes 13 foreigners and 111,744 Moroccans.
These figures reflect the increasing demographic growth and urban expansion that the Souss-Massa region has experienced in recent years, which strengthens its position as the central region of the Kingdom. These same figures underline the importance of the region as a link between north and south. Morocco, as well as a center that includes destinations that attract residents from Morocco and abroad.
