Al Mahbass

المحبس

Rural commune in the cercle of Zag, province of Assa-Zag, Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
19,139
Since 2014
+354.8%from 4,208 in 2014
Density
4.4people per km², 4,349 km²
Households
170
Foreign residents
1
Rank
329329th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 7 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

81036

How it changed

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

Al Mahbass +354.8%

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
35.7%aged 10 and over48.9% in 201447.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
13.9%19.6% in 201425.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
54.4%aged 15 and over53.0% in 201421.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.44children per woman3.77 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
1.9%of people4.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.4people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.9%of settled households0.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Al Mahbass: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.1%75 and over1.9%
1.3%70–742.7%
1.9%65–691.9%
4.1%60–643.0%
5.7%55–592.3%
6.3%50–548.3%
7.9%45–497.2%
5.0%40–444.9%
6.3%35–397.2%
6.9%30–348.0%
8.5%25–298.7%
9.4%20–249.8%
6.9%15–196.1%
9.1%10–148.0%
11.6%5–912.1%
6.0%0–48.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija93.3%
  • Hassania89.5%
  • Tachelhit4.3%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic100.0%
  • French57.6%
  • English28.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Doesn’t travel to work42.2%
  • On foot31.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.7%
  • Employer’s transport7.8%
  • Private car6.3%
  • Taxi0.8%
  • Bus0.0%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Informal transport0.0%
  • Animal0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
452.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2453.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
411.7 per business
Public services
21
Associations
0in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce79.2%
  • Services20.8%
  • Industry0.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person33.3%
  • 2 to 366.7%
  • 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 later20.8%
  • 2011–201945.8%
  • 2001–201020.8%
  • 1991–200012.5%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Al Mahbass’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 3 douars in 1 fraction, with 350 people. 18,789 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
المحبسAl Mahbass3 douars · 350 people
المحبس المركزAl Mahbass CentreGrouped732061.04.04.0
الفارسيةEl FarsiaGrouped715———
بئر ستةBir StaGrouped29129———

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
10.071.05.01
As digits
100710501
Slug
al-mahbass
OpenStreetMap
2891023
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("al-mahbass");

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