Asjen

اسجن

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

Population, 2024: 11,479
Since 2014: −12.6%from 13,139 in 2014
Density: 66.4people per km², 172.8 km²
Households: 3,048
Rank: 639639th most populous of 1,503 communes11th of 17 in its province

Next door in Ouezzane, 98.5% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 14.5%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 8.6% to 26.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Brachoua. Aged 0 to 14: 24.7% here, 25.3% there; household size: 3.8 here, 3.9 there; Darija: 98.2% here, 99.5% there.

Compare it with Brachoua

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

91024

How it changed

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

Asjen −12.6%

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: 41.8%aged 10 and over46.7% in 201451.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 26.5%8.6% in 201445.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.9%aged 15 and over46.6% in 201410.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.79children per woman2.14 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 11.5%of people6.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.8people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 37.8%of settled households34.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Asjen: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.6%	75 and over	4.4%
2.8%	70–74	2.8%
3.7%	65–69	3.5%
5.2%	60–64	5.4%
4.3%	55–59	5.2%
5.6%	50–54	5.1%
6.9%	45–49	6.3%
7.2%	40–44	6.9%
8.1%	35–39	7.9%
6.5%	30–34	6.7%
5.6%	25–29	4.8%
6.9%	20–24	6.1%
9.4%	15–19	9.7%
9.5%	10–14	9.5%
8.4%	5–9	8.7%
6.4%	0–4	6.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.2%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.7%
French45.3%
English12.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot53.1%
Animal29.5%
Employer’s transport4.2%
Doesn’t travel to work3.5%
Private car2.8%
Taxi2.6%
Informal transport1.9%
Bike or motorcycle1.5%
Bus0.5%
Another way0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 46.7%aged 10 and over41.8% in 202458.2% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.6%26.5% in 202414.4% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.6%aged 15 and over37.9% in 202416.8% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 96.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.14children per woman1.79 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.5%of people11.5% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average3.8 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 34.8%of settled households37.8% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Asjen: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.1%	75 and over	2.7%
1.6%	70–74	2.3%
2.0%	65–69	1.7%
3.0%	60–64	3.6%
3.7%	55–59	3.5%
4.7%	50–54	4.8%
4.1%	45–49	4.8%
5.0%	40–44	5.1%
6.5%	35–39	5.9%
7.3%	30–34	6.9%
9.3%	25–29	8.8%
10.1%	20–24	10.1%
9.8%	15–19	9.7%
10.5%	10–14	10.1%
9.7%	5–9	10.0%
9.5%	0–4	9.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French49.8%
Arabic only39.8%
Arabic, French and English10.0%
Other combinations0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot91.7%
Not stated3.6%
Taxi1.7%
Another way0.9%
Works at home0.8%
Private car0.5%
Bus0.4%
Bike or motorcycle0.2%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood91.7%
Not stated3.6%
Another commune1.7%
Another in the commune1.1%
Another province0.8%
At home0.8%
No fixed place0.3%
Somewhere else0.0%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farming and fishing46.9%
Farm and fishing labour38.9%
Crafts and skilled trades3.7%
Clerical work3.2%
Labouring and small trades3.1%
Machine operating1.3%
Trade and broking1.2%
Managers and senior professionals0.7%
Technicians0.5%
Not classified0.5%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma70.5%
Primary19.3%
Lower secondary6.8%
Upper secondary2.6%
DEUG or Licence0.8%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 26222.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 13953.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3712.7 per business
Public services: 122
Associations: 1in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce54.7%
Services32.4%
Industry10.1%
Construction2.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person80.6%
2 to 313.7%
4 to 93.6%
10 to 491.4%
50 and over0.7%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later25.2%
2011–201961.9%
2001–201010.1%
1991–20002.2%
1981–19900.7%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Asjen’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 25 douars in 3 fractions, with 11,479 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
الوطاويينEl Outaouyine11 douars · 3,523 people
دشر الخيرDchar El Kheir	Grouped	71	288	1.0	2.9	26.7
الزيتونةZitouna	Grouped	49	182	0.0	0.0	19.8
دار العباسDar El Abbas	Grouped	43	152	2.9	3.0	23.0
دار المودنDar Mouden	Grouped	44	174	0.0	0.1	34.8
مغواسةMaghouassa	Grouped	21	67	—	—	—
فج الدمنةFej Demna	Grouped	62	231	0.0	2.7	20.0
أمزوAmezzou	Grouped	221	873	1.4	0.4	15.4
عين امشالوAin Mchalou	Grouped	103	346	1.0	1.0	3.5
ألوسAlous	Grouped	109	364	1.0	1.0	2.9
أعساوسAssaous	Grouped	92	416	1.0	0.0	15.1
لعبابدةLaababda	Grouped	113	430	0.0	0.0	15.0
بني زكونBni Zkoune8 douars · 2,282 people
العزيب سيدي يوسفAzib Sidi Youssef	In parts	91	316	0.0	0.4	14.6
بونيضارBou Nidar	Grouped	122	485	0.3	0.0	16.0
الدشاييرDchayer	Grouped	43	169	0.6	1.0	15.0
البعاجينBaajine	In parts	64	234	0.1	0.2	14.2
بوعلوانBou Alloune	Grouped	58	207	0.0	0.0	10.0
اللوارEllouar	Grouped	18	52	—	—	—
النشارينNecharine	Grouped	89	354	0.1	0.9	10.0
ازعانينZaanene	Grouped	120	465	0.0	0.0	17.0
أسجنAsjen6 douars · 5,674 people
الغويبةGhouiba	In parts	243	930	3.5	0.5	5.0
العزيب أسطارLaazib Astar	In parts	148	541	4.6	1.5	6.2
أسجنAsjen	In parts	800	2,911	0.3	1.5	1.2
القلعةEl Kalaa	Grouped	68	299	3.9	1.9	4.1
العنصرAl Ancer	Grouped	182	684	0.1	0.5	4.1
أمزيزوMzizou	Grouped	74	309	0.3	0.1	7.0

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: 01.405.09.03
As digits: 014050903
Slug: asjen
Record: /api/communes/01.405.09.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.405.09.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.405.09.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.405.09.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.405.09.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/01.405.09.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.405.09.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2563396

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