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

Where it is

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

MoqrissatZoumiKalaat BouqorraAin BeidaBrikchaMzefrouneMasmoudaOuezzaneBni QuollaLamjaaraSidi Ahmed CherifSidi BousberSidi RedouaneOuannanaTeroualZghira

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
MenAgeWomen
3.6%75 and over4.4%
2.8%70–742.8%
3.7%65–693.5%
5.2%60–645.4%
4.3%55–595.2%
5.6%50–545.1%
6.9%45–496.3%
7.2%40–446.9%
8.1%35–397.9%
6.5%30–346.7%
5.6%25–294.8%
6.9%20–246.1%
9.4%15–199.7%
9.5%10–149.5%
8.4%5–98.7%
6.4%0–46.8%

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%

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%
  • Employer’s transport4.2%
  • Private car2.8%
  • Taxi2.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.5%
  • Bus0.5%

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

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%

In the data

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
OpenStreetMap
2563396
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("asjen");

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