Bab Marzouka

باب مرزوقة

Rural commune in the cercle of Taza, province of Taza, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 17,323
Since 2014: −6.5%from 18,520 in 2014
Density: 103people per km², 167.9 km²
Households: 3,995
Rank: 368368th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 38 in its province

Next door in Taza, 97.8% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 13.9%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 12.3% to 34.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Saniat Berguig. Can’t read or write: 40.9% here, 43.7% there; in the labour force: 33.8% here, 34.6% there; Darija: 97.2% here, 99.6% there.

Compare it with Saniat Berguig

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

35004

How it changed

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

Bab Marzouka −6.5%

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: 40.9%aged 10 and over51.2% in 201454.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 34.6%12.3% in 201448.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 33.8%aged 15 and over40.0% in 20144.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.21children per woman1.99 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 8.4%of people4.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 33.3%of settled households20.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bab Marzouka: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.9%	75 and over	3.9%
2.7%	70–74	3.0%
4.0%	65–69	3.8%
5.2%	60–64	5.8%
4.5%	55–59	4.8%
4.8%	50–54	5.6%
6.1%	45–49	6.1%
6.5%	40–44	7.0%
7.0%	35–39	7.5%
6.4%	30–34	6.3%
5.5%	25–29	5.9%
6.8%	20–24	6.5%
8.5%	15–19	7.4%
9.2%	10–14	9.0%
10.2%	5–9	9.8%
8.7%	0–4	7.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.2%
Tarifit1.1%
Tachelhit0.8%
Tamazight0.3%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French50.8%
English12.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot36.8%
Taxi20.4%
Bus12.3%
Doesn’t travel to work11.7%
Informal transport6.8%
Private car4.9%
Animal2.2%
Bike or motorcycle1.9%
Employer’s transport1.5%
Train0.8%
Another way0.7%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 51.2%aged 10 and over40.9% in 202465.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 12.3%34.6% in 202444.5% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 40.0%aged 15 and over33.8% in 20245.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 93.4%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.99children per woman2.21 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.8%of people8.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.5people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 20.8%of settled households33.3% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bab Marzouka: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.7%	75 and over	3.2%
2.0%	70–74	1.9%
2.0%	65–69	2.1%
3.0%	60–64	3.2%
4.0%	55–59	4.0%
5.2%	50–54	5.7%
4.8%	45–49	5.0%
5.0%	40–44	5.5%
5.9%	35–39	7.0%
7.7%	30–34	7.8%
9.1%	25–29	9.2%
10.0%	20–24	9.4%
9.3%	15–19	9.3%
9.6%	10–14	8.9%
8.4%	5–9	7.9%
10.3%	0–4	10.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit0.8%
Tarifit0.6%
Tamazight0.5%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French57.0%
Arabic only28.5%
Arabic, French and English14.2%
Other combinations0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot51.5%
Taxi25.3%
Bus13.5%
Not stated3.4%
Private car2.2%
Another way1.5%
Bike or motorcycle0.9%
Works at home0.8%
Train0.5%
Employer’s transport0.4%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood45.3%
Another commune23.5%
No fixed place14.3%
Another province9.9%
Not stated3.4%
Another in the commune1.9%
Somewhere else0.9%
At home0.8%

What people did

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

Crafts and skilled trades31.4%
Farming and fishing24.1%
Labouring and small trades19.1%
Farm and fishing labour12.4%
Clerical work4.1%
Machine operating3.1%
Trade and broking3.0%
Managers and senior professionals1.1%
Technicians0.9%
Not classified0.8%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma70.4%
Primary19.5%
Lower secondary7.1%
Upper secondary2.2%
DEUG or Licence0.8%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 37721.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 17746.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3041.7 per business
Public services: 182
Associations: 18in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce42.4%
Services33.3%
Industry17.5%
Construction6.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person72.9%
2 to 323.2%
4 to 92.3%
10 to 491.7%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later11.3%
2011–201927.7%
2001–201049.7%
1991–20007.9%
1981–19903.4%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bab Marzouka’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 36 douars in 6 fractions, with 17,299 people. 24 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
اهل الوادAhl El Oued6 douars · 5,577 people
باب مرزوقة المركزBab Marzouka Centre	In parts	593	2,701	0.6	1.0	1.1
الحامّاتEl Hammate	In parts	147	571	2.6	1.5	3.6
الطواهر سيدي يعقوبTouahar Sidi Yacoub	In parts	211	954	0.8	1.3	4.3
قصبة الحادةKasba el Hadda	In parts	143	591	1.0	2.1	3.9
خندق بلالKhandek Blal	In parts	121	471	3.1	3.4	6.3
زاوية سيدي اشعايبZaouiat Sidi Chaayab	In parts	65	289	5.8	3.8	6.0
الجامع الكبيرJamaa El Kebir9 douars · 1,645 people
زاوية سيدي بوسالمZaouia Sidi Boussalem	Dispersed	44	189	0.5	1.4	7.3
دار ايزيدDar Ayzid	Dispersed	34	134	0.0	0.2	11.2
اولاي إدمامAoulay Idmam	Grouped	5	17	—	—	—
الشراقيةCherkia	Dispersed	54	220	0.1	0.6	6.8
الطواهر الجبلTaouahar Jbel	Dispersed	43	186	0.6	2.5	2.5
اولاد علي بلحسنOulad Ali Belhcen	Dispersed	10	40	—	—	—
المقادةMakada	Dispersed	57	314	1.7	1.9	7.4
جامع لكبيرJamaa Lakbir	Grouped	76	354	0.9	1.3	2.0
أولاد بوعزةOulad Bouazza	Dispersed	42	191	6.8	4.2	6.7
بني زليتنBni Zliten9 douars · 3,122 people
أݣرسيفGuarcif	Grouped	19	74	—	—	—
الݣنّابEl Gnab	Dispersed	38	172	14.2	7.6	14.2
هرشيلHarchil	Dispersed	215	913	5.6	3.0	6.9
بولسواقBoulsouak	Dispersed	78	360	4.0	1.7	7.1
جبل اهل السبتJbel Ahl Sebt	In parts	75	293	12.0	3.9	12.5
توزّارتTouzzarte	Grouped	9	34	—	—	—
الحوانتEl Houant	In parts	177	824	0.9	2.1	7.6
باب الحريشةBab El Horricha	In parts	90	420	4.7	4.3	6.0
المسقىEl Meska	Dispersed	8	32	—	—	—
اهل تاجلتAhl Tajelt5 douars · 2,097 people
حيمانHimane	Dispersed	158	634	1.6	2.6	7.9
أغدير الكبشGhdir El Kebch	Grouped	78	299	2.5	5.6	9.0
الرويس لبيضRouayass Labiad	In parts	50	208	1.0	2.6	7.1
الدمنةDamna	Dispersed	112	473	1.5	4.8	9.4
تجݣرانTijagrane	Dispersed	106	483	1.4	4.4	9.5
بني بوقيطون تيمرحلتBni Boukitoune Timerahlt4 douars · 2,211 people
أسدورAsdour	In parts	115	504	3.5	1.9	6.9
كيفان الشرفةKifane ech Chorfa	Grouped	87	388	2.3	2.3	2.5
كردوسة عين لحلوKardoussa Ain Lahlou	Grouped	71	315	1.3	1.1	2.7
المصارةLamsara	Grouped	238	1,004	2.6	1.6	9.0
الشقةEcchka3 douars · 2,647 people
الشقةEcchka	In parts	398	1,717	0.9	1.7	4.4
مسدورةEl Massdoura	In parts	145	593	4.6	2.8	5.8
ماكدةMakda	Dispersed	75	337	11.1	3.2	11.9

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: 03.561.13.03
As digits: 035611303
Slug: bab-marzouka
Record: /api/communes/03.561.13.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.561.13.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.561.13.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.561.13.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.561.13.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.561.13.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.561.13.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2758249

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