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The 2024 census showed that Tangier has become Morocco’s second largest city, out populated by Casablanca and followed by Fez. Casablanca retained its standing as the most populous city with 3.23 million, followed by Tangier (1.27 mln), Fez (1.18 mln), Marrakech (1.15 mln), Sale (945k), Meknes (526k) and the capital Rabat (516k), according to a […]
The Moroccan population grew 8.8% in a dedace to 36.82 million in 2024, government spokesman Mustafa Baitas said. He was speaking following a cabinet meeting during which the interior minister submitted a draft law defining the number of the Moroccan population across the country, on the basis of the national census carried out last September. […]
Mauritania kick-started Monday December 25 the fifth national census of the population aiming at gathering data needed to prepare, implement, monitor, and evaluate the various development policies. The country’s National Agency for Statistics and Demographic and Economic Analysis (ANSADE), in charge of the process, said the census will run until January 9. ANSADE […]
Mauritania will carry out a head count of its population, the fifth in its history, before the end of year, to gather data needed to prepare, implement, monitor, and evaluate the various development policies, the country’s National Agency for Statistics and Demographic and Economic Analysis has announced. Mohamed Mokhtar Ould Sidi, head of the agency, […]
Gabon has launched a national census of the population with the aim of targeting state interventions, Minister of Economy Nicole Jeannine Lydie Roboty-Mbou has announced. The central African country counts 2.2 million according to the latest census conducted 10 years ago. The campaign, conducted by the Commission Nationale de Recensement [National Census Commission] (CNR), will […]
Togo’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED) presented Tuesday data of the recent population census, indicating that 8,095,498 live in the African country with women accounting for 51.3 per cent of the population. The census of the population was conducted from October 23 to November 16, 2022. Data presented by the […]
Nigeria will conduct, as of May 3rd, the national population census, the first in 17 years, a state official said Monday. Garba Abari, Head of the National Orientation Agency, said the process will take three days and will wrap up on May 5. “The census is very important because it brings together development, planning, security, […]