Al Kharroub

الخروب

Rural commune in the cercle of Jebala, province of Tétouan, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
2,099
Since 2014
−16.4%from 2,510 in 2014
Density
31.8people per km², 66 km²
Households
509
Rank
1,4321,432nd most populous of 1,503 communes22nd of 22 in its province

Next door in Ayacha, 66.5% of households have running water. Here, it’s 2.8%.

Since 2014, households with a toilet went from 82.5% to 92.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 4 points.

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Al Kharroub −16.4%

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
36.7%aged 10 and over45.9% in 201450.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
11.5%14.5% in 201417.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
43.0%aged 15 and over48.3% in 201412.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.30children per woman1.94 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
10.2%of people9.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
2.8%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Al Kharroub: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.3%75 and over4.8%
2.5%70–743.9%
2.1%65–692.9%
4.9%60–644.6%
4.3%55–594.9%
4.7%50–544.6%
5.7%45–496.1%
5.9%40–444.7%
6.3%35–396.3%
6.5%30–345.6%
6.4%25–296.0%
8.5%20–247.4%
9.0%15–198.8%
8.9%10–149.7%
10.0%5–99.3%
8.8%0–410.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.4%
  • Tachelhit0.5%
  • Hassania0.2%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic100.0%
  • French28.7%
  • English4.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot87.0%
  • Bus3.5%
  • Informal transport3.2%
  • Private car1.8%
  • Employer’s transport1.8%
  • Taxi1.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.5%
  • Animal0.5%
  • Doesn’t travel to work0.5%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
10248.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1211.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
191.6 per business
Public services
88
Associations
2in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce41.7%
  • Services33.3%
  • Industry25.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person50.0%
  • 2 to 350.0%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later33.3%
  • 2011–201933.3%
  • 2001–201025.0%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19908.3%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Al Kharroub’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 10 douars in 3 fractions, with 2,099 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
الخروب الثانيةAl Kharroub Ettania6 douars · 1,397 people
زݣاوطZgaoutGrouped492000.81.55.8
زاوية بني حمايدZaouïa Beni HemaïdDispersed733360.05.06.0
أبراقEl BerrakDispersed451900.60.89.3
عين قمورAin KammourDispersed572280.22.12.8
تفروتTafraoutIn parts562130.11.114.7
العيوانEl AïounIn parts582300.10.317.2
الخروب الأولىAl Kharroub El Aoula1 douar · 319 people
لثنينLatnineGrouped803191.40.65.0
الخروب الثالثةAl Kharroub Ettaleta3 douars · 383 people
الزيتونةZitounaGrouped331331.60.95.0
القلعةEl KalaaGrouped29115———
بولنوارBelanouarGrouped29135———

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code
Code
01.571.03.03
As digits
015710303
Slug
al-kharroub
OpenStreetMap
2563434
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("al-kharroub");

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