Bouchaouene

بوشاون

Rural commune in the cercle of Talsint, province of Figuig, Oriental.

Population, 2024: 15,242
Since 2014: +16.7%from 13,057 in 2014
Density: 4people per km², 3,851.8 km²
Households: 3,554
Rank: 434434th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 13 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Bouchaouene +16.7%

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: 73.2%aged 10 and over85.7% in 201478.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 25.0%12.4% in 201426.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 33.7%aged 15 and over46.5% in 20142.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 54.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.66children per woman3.71 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.4%of people5.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 16.2%of settled households11.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouchaouene: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.1%	75 and over	2.0%
1.7%	70–74	1.8%
2.6%	65–69	2.4%
3.4%	60–64	2.9%
2.9%	55–59	3.1%
3.4%	50–54	3.9%
3.7%	45–49	4.3%
4.2%	40–44	4.7%
4.3%	35–39	4.8%
6.0%	30–34	6.5%
7.4%	25–29	7.8%
8.6%	20–24	8.5%
11.6%	15–19	11.9%
13.3%	10–14	12.7%
12.8%	5–9	11.5%
11.9%	0–4	11.1%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight92.4%
Darija35.4%
Tachelhit0.4%
Tarifit0.3%
Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic97.1%
French24.3%
English5.2%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh4.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot62.8%
Employer’s transport8.6%
Bus3.8%
Bike or motorcycle3.3%
Private car2.8%
Taxi0.5%

Can’t read or write: 85.7%aged 10 and over73.2% in 202490.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 12.4%25.0% in 202460.5% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.5%aged 15 and over33.7% in 20246.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 26.8%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.71children per woman2.66 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.7%of people4.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.9people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 11.0%of settled households16.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouchaouene: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.0%	75 and over	1.8%
1.7%	70–74	1.6%
1.8%	65–69	1.6%
2.5%	60–64	2.2%
3.5%	55–59	2.9%
3.9%	50–54	3.7%
3.9%	45–49	4.0%
4.0%	40–44	4.6%
4.8%	35–39	5.8%
5.4%	30–34	6.3%
5.6%	25–29	6.1%
8.5%	20–24	8.6%
10.4%	15–19	9.8%
12.1%	10–14	11.6%
15.0%	5–9	14.7%
14.9%	0–4	14.9%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight90.9%
Darija30.5%
Tachelhit0.4%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only57.2%
Arabic and French32.6%
Other combinations6.1%
Arabic, French and English4.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot80.5%
Bus11.2%
Bike or motorcycle1.4%
Taxi0.5%
Private car0.4%
Employer’s transport0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood75.9%
Another province14.2%
No fixed place4.4%
Another in the commune2.0%
Another commune1.1%
Somewhere else0.4%
At home0.3%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing48.7%
Labouring and small trades22.4%
Farm and fishing labour19.8%
Crafts and skilled trades4.3%
Clerical work1.8%
Not classified1.0%
Trade and broking0.9%
Machine operating0.6%
Managers and senior professionals0.3%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma95.6%
Primary3.4%
Lower secondary0.5%
Upper secondary0.3%
DEUG or Licence0.2%
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: 1338.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 3224.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 461.4 per business
Public services: 88
Associations: 13in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 5counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce56.3%
Services25.0%
Industry12.5%
Construction6.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person81.3%
2 to 312.5%
4 to 96.3%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later12.5%
2011–201981.3%
2001–20100.0%
1991–20006.3%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code: 02.251.07.07
As digits: 022510707
Slug: bouchaouene
Record: /api/communes/02.251.07.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/02.251.07.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/02.251.07.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/02.251.07.07/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/02.251.07.07/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap: 2527826

In JavaScript

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