Al Hoceima

الحسيمة

Urban commune in the province of Al Hoceima, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
50,225
Since 2014
−11.4%from 56,716 in 2014
Density
3,227people per km², 15.6 km²
Households
14,351
Foreign residents
79
Rank
104104th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 36 in its province

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

ImzourenBni BouayachAit Youssef Ou AliLoutaArbaa TaourirtNekkourIzemmourenRouadiAit KamraTifarouineImrabtenChakraneBni HadifaSenadaBni BoufrahBni AbdellahTarguistSidi BoutmimZarktZaouiat Sidi AbdelkaderSidi BouzinebBni BchirBni BounsarBni Ahmed ImoukzanTaghzoutBni AmmartIssaguenKetamaTamsaoutAbdelghaya SouahelBni GmilBni Gmil MaksoulineMoulay Ahmed CherifBni BouchibetAjdir

Bordering communes

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Al Hoceima.

Al Hoceima −11.4%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write
18.8%aged 10 and over23.3% in 201425.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
18.4%21.1% in 201424.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
43.6%aged 15 and over49.2% in 201420.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.59children per woman1.89 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.5%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average4.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.9%of settled households95.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Al Hoceima: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.3%75 and over3.9%
2.8%70–743.2%
4.3%65–694.3%
5.6%60–646.6%
5.0%55–595.9%
5.7%50–546.4%
6.1%45–496.3%
7.9%40–447.3%
7.3%35–397.6%
8.1%30–347.3%
6.9%25–297.0%
6.4%20–246.4%
6.8%15–196.5%
8.6%10–147.9%
8.4%5–97.7%
6.8%0–45.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Tarifit84.4%
  • Darija71.0%
  • Tamazight2.2%
  • Tachelhit1.3%
  • Hassania0.2%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.9%
  • French64.2%
  • English23.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot47.2%
  • Private car22.9%
  • Taxi15.9%
  • Employer’s transport4.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.9%
  • Bus0.7%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
29,817
Standing empty
53.3%11.2% vacant42.1% a second home
Precarious
0.6%0.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.9%97.5% on the water mains97.8% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.4%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house60.1%
  • Apartment37.6%
  • Villa1.0%
  • Traditional house0.7%
  • Slum or basic house0.3%
  • Other0.2%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years72.7%
  • 20 to 49 years25.5%
  • 50 years or more1.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
3,04460.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2,77091.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
5,8402.1 per business
Public services
196
Associations
78in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce51.9%
  • Services35.0%
  • Industry9.9%
  • Construction3.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person52.2%
  • 2 to 337.3%
  • 4 to 99.2%
  • 10 to 491.2%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later19.1%
  • 2011–201937.9%
  • 2001–201020.8%
  • 1991–20009.3%
  • 1981–19906.6%
  • 1956–19805.5%
  • Before 19560.9%

In the data

Code
01.051.01.01
As digits
010510101
Slug
al-hoceima
Record
/api/communes/01.051.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.051.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.051.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.051.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.051.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.051.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2431058
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("al-hoceima");

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