Bouchabel

بوشابل

Rural commune in the cercle of Karia Ba Mohamed, province of Taounate, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 13,767
Since 2014: −14.4%from 16,084 in 2014
Density: 101people per km², 136.7 km²
Households: 3,028
Rank: 504504th most populous of 1,503 communes16th of 49 in its province

Since 2014, households that own their home went from 95.5% to 75.4%. Across Morocco, the fall was 2 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Ettiji. Running water: 3.2% here, 0.1% there; read French: 29.2% here, 32.6% there; can’t read or write: 46.7% here, 44.5% there.

Compare it with Sidi Ettiji

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

34072

How it changed

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

Bouchabel −14.4%

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: 46.7%aged 10 and over63.2% in 201458.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 18.7%3.8% in 201451.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.3%aged 15 and over46.2% in 20142.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 88.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.96children per woman1.92 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.7%of people4.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 3.2%of settled households1.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouchabel: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.1%	75 and over	3.5%
2.1%	70–74	2.4%
2.9%	65–69	2.9%
4.6%	60–64	4.9%
4.2%	55–59	4.8%
4.6%	50–54	5.0%
5.2%	45–49	5.5%
5.3%	40–44	6.6%
6.7%	35–39	6.6%
6.6%	30–34	6.3%
6.1%	25–29	5.2%
8.4%	20–24	6.1%
10.0%	15–19	9.9%
11.1%	10–14	11.5%
10.2%	5–9	10.3%
8.9%	0–4	8.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.9%
Tachelhit0.0%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French29.2%
English4.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot40.6%
Animal16.5%
Informal transport16.2%
Doesn’t travel to work7.8%
Taxi5.5%
Employer’s transport4.7%
Another way3.6%
Bus2.0%
Private car1.9%
Bike or motorcycle1.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 63.2%aged 10 and over46.7% in 202477.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 3.8%18.7% in 202413.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.2%aged 15 and over34.3% in 20248.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 74.8%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.92children per woman1.96 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.4%of people6.7% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.8people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 1.1%of settled households3.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouchabel: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.1%	75 and over	2.3%
2.1%	70–74	2.2%
1.5%	65–69	1.6%
2.5%	60–64	3.0%
2.8%	55–59	2.6%
4.4%	50–54	4.3%
4.0%	45–49	3.9%
4.9%	40–44	5.2%
5.8%	35–39	5.5%
6.2%	30–34	7.1%
8.4%	25–29	8.9%
9.4%	20–24	10.2%
9.7%	15–19	10.7%
11.7%	10–14	11.1%
11.7%	5–9	11.1%
11.7%	0–4	10.5%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tarifit0.1%
Tachelhit0.0%
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 French49.3%
Arabic only45.8%
Arabic, French and English4.8%
Other combinations0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot81.4%
Taxi4.8%
Works at home3.2%
Not stated3.1%
Another way3.0%
Bus2.1%
Private car1.9%
Bike or motorcycle0.4%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood77.9%
No fixed place7.8%
Another province4.9%
At home3.2%
Not stated3.1%
Another commune1.4%
Another in the commune1.1%
Somewhere else0.6%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing42.4%
Farm and fishing labour36.2%
Crafts and skilled trades9.9%
Labouring and small trades4.8%
Trade and broking2.5%
Clerical work1.6%
Machine operating1.4%
Not classified0.7%
Managers and senior professionals0.2%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma86.2%
Primary10.9%
Lower secondary2.1%
Upper secondary0.5%
DEUG or Licence0.3%
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: 22016.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 7735.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 821.1 per business
Public services: 143
Associations: 0in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce59.7%
Industry24.7%
Services15.6%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person96.1%
2 to 32.6%
4 to 91.3%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later27.3%
2011–201941.6%
2001–201022.1%
1991–20002.6%
1981–19905.2%
1956–19801.3%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bouchabel’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 58 douars in 4 fractions, with 13,767 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
راس قرمودRas Karmoud12 douars · 3,059 people
الزويناتZouinat	In parts	118	558	3.9	1.3	15.0
الزغيمراتZghimrat	In parts	29	118	—	—	—
اولاد عنيزةOulad Aniza	In parts	105	498	3.0	1.1	16.1
اولاد احميدو بن قدورOulad Hmidou Ben Kaddour	Grouped	35	150	3.1	3.1	8.2
الغزاونةLaghzaouna	Grouped	30	149	2.0	2.9	7.0
يوسفاتYousfat	Grouped	29	120	—	—	—
القرمودLqarmoud	Dispersed	91	394	0.6	0.6	12.0
اولاد علالOulad Allal	Grouped	29	154	—	—	—
اولاد ميمونOulad Mimoun	Grouped	44	224	2.6	5.1	12.2
القريميدGraymid	Dispersed	78	348	1.2	4.0	26.0
اولاد الطاهرOulad Tahar	Grouped	64	289	1.0	5.0	14.1
اولاد السي حمانOulad Sihamman	Grouped	17	57	—	—	—
بوشابلBouchabel18 douars · 4,279 people
عمراتAmarate	In parts	176	810	3.1	4.0	4.0
العناكدةEl Anagda	Grouped	49	268	0.8	1.9	2.0
المزاورةLamzaoura	In parts	73	290	2.9	3.0	7.2
اولاد الحاج محمدOulad Haj Mohamed	Grouped	69	278	1.1	1.1	5.0
اولاد بالهادفOuled Belhadafe	Grouped	5	25	—	—	—
اولاد بن سيفOulad Ben Youssef	Grouped	25	97	—	—	—
اولاد السي عبد السلامOulad Si Abdessalam	Grouped	19	87	—	—	—
اولاد الحاج احمدOulad Haj Ahmed	Grouped	6	14	—	—	—
اولاد بن علالOulad Ben Allal	Grouped	33	171	1.5	2.7	4.4
الكريحاتGrihate	Grouped	48	195	1.4	2.6	4.7
القليعةLakliaa	Grouped	16	70	—	—	—
اجبابرةJbabra	Grouped	25	105	—	—	—
بير سيدي عيادBir Sidi Ayad	In parts	80	315	5.5	3.4	8.0
الخروبةLkharrouba	In parts	104	479	1.2	1.1	5.7
الحدادةEl Haddada	Grouped	44	197	2.5	0.3	5.3
اولاد البدويOulad Al Badaoui	In parts	68	348	3.5	0.8	5.0
الحنانشةEl Hanancha	In parts	57	239	4.0	0.9	5.0
بوشابل المركزBouchabel Centre	Grouped	59	291	0.5	0.9	0.8
السمونيينSmouniyene13 douars · 3,362 people
البوعفيفاتBouafifat	Grouped	30	156	2.0	2.0	12.1
للاعائشةLala Aicha	Grouped	76	318	5.1	1.2	14.2
اولاد خريصOulad Khris	Grouped	55	234	1.9	1.9	12.0
اولاد يحيىOulad Yahya	Grouped	19	60	—	—	—
حمران عين بيضةHamran Ain Beida	Dispersed	112	493	5.9	0.7	18.8
السمونيينSmouniyene	In parts	163	699	0.0	1.9	15.0
الهباطةHbata	Grouped	35	197	0.1	1.9	15.0
اولاد اعمرOulad Amer	Grouped	14	69	—	—	—
ازراولةZraoula	Grouped	46	174	0.0	2.0	13.0
الهرزاتLharzat	In parts	56	237	0.4	1.3	7.6
الكواللKoualel	In parts	80	384	0.9	0.9	4.9
اولاد رمضانOulad Ramdane	Grouped	50	230	1.3	3.8	8.6
الدحامنيةDhamna	Grouped	24	111	—	—	—
لبسيبيسةBsibissa15 douars · 3,067 people
أولاد امباركOulad Mbarek	Grouped	47	198	3.1	4.0	4.0
الفلالحةLaflalha	Grouped	65	284	1.6	5.3	5.3
موهاناتMouhanate	In parts	43	174	5.8	5.9	6.0
فج النادرFaj Nader	Dispersed	64	276	1.0	1.0	6.0
المسالتةEl Msalta	In parts	20	111	—	—	—
القرابلةLakrabla	In parts	25	153	—	—	—
بوسجادةBoussjada	Grouped	56	324	1.1	4.9	5.3
لبسيبيسةBsibissa	Grouped	88	421	0.2	0.4	6.0
أولاد بوعزةOulad Bouazza	Grouped	10	34	—	—	—
المسارMassar	In parts	40	179	2.7	1.2	6.5
الميزابEl Mizab	Dispersed	65	329	3.0	1.7	31.4
المرانزةLemranza	In parts	47	229	0.1	1.0	4.8
العماراتAmarat	Grouped	17	97	—	—	—
الكوارثGouarat	Grouped	24	109	—	—	—
الجبابرةAjbabra	Grouped	32	149	1.0	6.0	6.0

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: 03.531.05.03
As digits: 035310503
Slug: bouchabel
Record: /api/communes/03.531.05.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.531.05.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.531.05.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.531.05.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.531.05.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.531.05.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.531.05.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2755088

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