Bni Bouzra

بني بوزرة

Rural commune in the cercle of Bou Ahmed, province of Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 15,888
Since 2014: −4.1%from 16,568 in 2014
Density: 104people per km², 153 km²
Households: 3,363
Foreign residents: 8
Rank: 413413th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 28 in its province

Next door in Bni Mansour, 0.7% of households have running water. Here, it’s 36.5%.

Since 2014, the share of people aged 10 and over who can’t read or write went from 53.7% to 35.4%. Across Morocco, the fall was 7 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Abed. Aged 65 and over: 6.7% here, 7.0% there; running water: 36.5% here, 22.3% there; aged 0 to 14: 31.2% here, 31.6% there.

Compare it with Sidi Abed

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

91034

How it changed

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

Bni Bouzra −4.1%

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: 35.4%aged 10 and over53.7% in 201448.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 18.5%8.5% in 20146.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 49.5%aged 15 and over44.2% in 201425.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.82children per woman2.77 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.3%of people4.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average5.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 36.5%of settled households22.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Bouzra: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	2.9%
1.7%	70–74	1.8%
2.5%	65–69	2.1%
3.8%	60–64	3.3%
3.5%	55–59	3.7%
3.8%	50–54	4.1%
5.0%	45–49	4.7%
6.0%	40–44	6.1%
7.5%	35–39	7.0%
8.1%	30–34	7.8%
7.5%	25–29	8.6%
7.7%	20–24	7.8%
8.8%	15–19	9.2%
10.8%	10–14	10.3%
11.3%	5–9	11.6%
9.4%	0–4	9.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.5%
Tachelhit3.0%
Tamazight0.2%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French36.7%
English7.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot67.8%
Doesn’t travel to work12.7%
Taxi8.9%
Informal transport3.7%
Bike or motorcycle2.0%
Private car1.9%
Bus1.9%
Employer’s transport0.6%
Animal0.5%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Another way0.0%

Can’t read or write: 53.7%aged 10 and over35.4% in 202467.3% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.5%18.5% in 202430.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.2%aged 15 and over49.5% in 20248.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 79.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.77children per woman1.82 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.4%of people5.3% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.9people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 22.6%of settled households36.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Bouzra: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.4%	75 and over	1.6%
1.4%	70–74	1.4%
1.0%	65–69	1.4%
2.0%	60–64	2.1%
2.6%	55–59	2.0%
4.1%	50–54	3.6%
3.8%	45–49	3.9%
4.3%	40–44	4.6%
5.2%	35–39	5.4%
6.9%	30–34	6.9%
8.9%	25–29	9.1%
11.0%	20–24	10.8%
11.8%	15–19	12.7%
12.6%	10–14	12.5%
11.4%	5–9	10.7%
10.6%	0–4	11.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.5%
Tarifit20.0%
Tachelhit0.2%
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 only67.5%
Arabic and French28.5%
Arabic, French and English2.3%
Other combinations1.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot84.5%
Another way5.9%
Not stated4.5%
Taxi2.2%
Bus1.3%
Private car0.8%
Bike or motorcycle0.6%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Works at home0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood86.2%
Not stated3.8%
Another in the commune3.0%
Another province1.9%
No fixed place1.8%
Somewhere else1.8%
Another commune1.4%
At home0.1%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing44.9%
Farm and fishing labour31.6%
Crafts and skilled trades9.8%
Labouring and small trades3.8%
Clerical work3.6%
Trade and broking2.3%
Machine operating1.4%
Not classified1.2%
Managers and senior professionals0.8%
Technicians0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma86.7%
Primary9.7%
Lower secondary2.6%
Upper secondary0.6%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
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: 34121.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 18153.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2611.4 per business
Public services: 152
Associations: 8in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce64.6%
Services27.6%
Industry5.0%
Construction2.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person58.6%
2 to 340.9%
4 to 90.6%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later42.5%
2011–201937.0%
2001–201016.0%
1991–20003.9%
1981–19900.6%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Bouzra’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 40 douars in 6 fractions, with 15,888 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
تندمانTandemane3 douars · 4,153 people
بو احمد المركزBou Ahmed Centre	Grouped	474	2,072	0.1	0.2	0.2
تندمانTandemane	In parts	409	1,794	1.0	1.6	4.9
بوسكنBoussekkine	Grouped	52	287	2.0	4.6	6.9
بني منسليمانBni Manslimane12 douars · 3,533 people
تازةTaza	In parts	85	478	12.3	2.6	14.6
بو كريمBoukrim	In parts	50	243	21.2	8.9	22.3
دار ميمونDar Maïmoune	Grouped	71	418	15.6	2.8	16.3
إسوناتنIssounatene	In parts	79	411	18.7	6.8	18.8
إشرحانIchèrehane	Dispersed	56	311	7.3	3.3	9.5
إشنديرنIchndirn	In parts	34	193	15.3	0.0	17.2
إلونتاIlounta	In parts	86	491	9.8	0.4	10.9
أزغارAzghar	Dispersed	18	74	—	—	—
تيوغزةTioueghza	Dispersed	31	192	7.2	1.9	16.9
أكرسيفAguersif	Grouped	57	319	10.6	0.8	15.6
إنوالنInwaln	Grouped	22	116	—	—	—
إسلوفانIssaloufene	Grouped	57	287	1.2	4.0	4.0
الوسطيينEl Oustiine4 douars · 1,728 people
أناريAnari	In parts	91	493	5.1	0.6	13.8
تغدولةTaghdaoualla	Grouped	44	213	1.1	2.2	17.1
أدوزAdouz	Grouped	49	269	10.0	2.0	10.0
إعرابنAarabene	In parts	188	753	0.9	1.6	17.3
بني موسىBni Moussa9 douars · 1,687 people
تمايلتTemaïlt	In parts	40	165	43.3	0.5	50.0
إيزيونIyzioune	Dispersed	29	122	—	—	—
تزمورتTazemmourt	Grouped	14	65	—	—	—
المحمودEl Mohamoud	Dispersed	27	143	—	—	—
فاليزFaliz	Grouped	38	206	44.5	0.1	45.1
أمطيقانAmtiqane	Grouped	21	97	—	—	—
أورݣتOurket	Grouped	10	52	—	—	—
احلاوتAhlaoute	In parts	115	645	15.3	0.5	21.3
اشريعاتChriaat	Dispersed	40	192	29.8	7.1	39.7
القلعةEl Kelâa7 douars · 2,921 people
ترارتTarrat	In parts	56	243	1.0	2.2	4.4
تازة أشباكTaza Achbak	Dispersed	42	193	5.5	1.0	5.6
القلعةEl Kelâa	In parts	175	794	1.2	0.8	2.2
جنان النيشJnan Ennich	Grouped	152	616	0.7	1.2	27.3
أعرقوبArkoub	In parts	125	699	1.1	2.0	7.4
الدحيتDhit	In parts	76	342	5.8	0.9	33.7
أولاد بلحاجOulad Belhaj	Grouped	7	34	—	—	—
إفرݣانIfargane5 douars · 1,866 people
المقورةEl Mkoura	Grouped	44	189	0.1	1.9	8.0
ضهار أبريرقDhar Abririk	Grouped	41	172	0.3	1.8	7.7
حومة ابراهيمHoumat Brahim	Grouped	102	398	0.4	0.5	7.5
خندق الكلابKhandak Galab	Grouped	103	450	0.0	0.0	3.0
دار منقوش (اشماعلة)Dar Manqouche (Achmala)	Grouped	153	657	0.0	0.0	3.0

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: 01.151.07.01
As digits: 011510701
Slug: bni-bouzra
Record: /api/communes/01.151.07.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.151.07.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.151.07.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.151.07.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.151.07.01/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/01.151.07.01/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.151.07.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2533869

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