Boujniba

بوجنيبة

Urban commune in the province of Khouribga, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
14,722
Since 2014
−8.2%from 16,030 in 2014
Density
3,489people per km², 4.2 km²
Households
3,755
Foreign residents
1
Rank
454454th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 31 in its province

Where it is

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

El FoqraKhouribgaOulad BoughadiBoulanouareOulad AbdouneOulad FtataLagnadizBni YkhlefM'fassisBir MezouiHattaneLagfafAit AmmarKasbat TrochOulad FennaneMaadnaOulad AzzouzBni SmirOued ZemAin KaicherTachraftOulad GouaouchBejaadBni ZrantelBoukhrisseBni BataouRouachedChougraneBraksaOulad Aissa

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Boujniba −8.2%

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
19.2%aged 10 and over23.2% in 201429.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
41.2%40.0% in 201453.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.0%aged 15 and over41.8% in 201416.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.49children per woman2.29 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.3%of people4.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
96.8%of settled households84.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Boujniba: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.6%75 and over4.5%
4.6%70–744.0%
5.4%65–694.9%
4.6%60–646.2%
4.8%55–595.6%
5.1%50–545.4%
5.9%45–495.9%
6.9%40–446.5%
6.4%35–396.5%
6.4%30–346.2%
5.7%25–296.4%
6.7%20–246.7%
8.2%15–197.4%
10.0%10–148.6%
9.6%5–98.7%
7.3%0–46.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.4%
  • Tachelhit2.1%
  • Tamazight0.8%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French69.1%
  • English22.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot34.3%
  • Employer’s transport14.7%
  • Private car13.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.7%
  • Bus10.0%
  • Taxi8.6%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Boujniba’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
4,982
Standing empty
27.0%11.8% vacant15.2% a second home
Precarious
2.8%1.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
93.2%96.8% on the water mains97.1% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
3.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house92.6%
  • Traditional house4.2%
  • Slum or basic house1.8%
  • Rural-type0.5%
  • Villa0.4%
  • Other0.4%
  • Apartment0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years61.7%
  • 20 to 49 years35.1%
  • 50 years or more3.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
60140.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
55492.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
8931.6 per business
Public services
30
Associations
17in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.8%
  • Services26.7%
  • Industry9.9%
  • Construction5.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person69.3%
  • 2 to 326.9%
  • 4 to 93.2%
  • 10 to 490.5%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later30.0%
  • 2011–201934.3%
  • 2001–201017.1%
  • 1991–200010.6%
  • 1981–19905.4%
  • 1956–19802.5%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
05.311.01.03
As digits
053110103
Slug
boujniba
Record
/api/communes/05.311.01.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.311.01.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.311.01.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.311.01.03/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/05.311.01.03/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.311.01.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2879650
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("boujniba");

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