Bouskoura

بوسكورة

Urban commune in the province of Nouaceur, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
200,359
Since 2014
+94.5%from 103,026 in 2014
Density
1,824people per km², 109.9 km²
Households
55,578
Foreign residents
1,870
Rank
1919th most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 5 in its province

Where it is

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

Ouled SalahDar BouazzaNouaceurOulad Azzouz

How it changed

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

Bouskoura +94.5%

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
14.0%aged 10 and over25.3% in 201418.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
10.8%12.3% in 201411.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
51.4%aged 15 and over53.3% in 201428.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.29children per woman2.41 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
2.5%of people3.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
96.9%of settled households89.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouskoura: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.2%75 and over1.5%
1.5%70–741.5%
2.4%65–692.1%
3.4%60–643.2%
3.9%55–593.6%
5.3%50–544.8%
6.3%45–496.1%
7.8%40–447.3%
8.5%35–398.4%
8.5%30–349.5%
7.2%25–299.2%
6.8%20–247.7%
7.6%15–197.4%
9.6%10–148.9%
10.1%5–99.6%
9.8%0–49.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.9%
  • Tachelhit13.8%
  • Tamazight2.4%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.6%
  • French66.8%
  • English29.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Private car30.5%
  • On foot19.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle14.9%
  • Taxi11.9%
  • Employer’s transport11.4%
  • Bus3.9%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
80,372
Standing empty
33.7%20.2% vacant13.5% a second home
Precarious
11.4%10.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
81.5%89.6% on the water mains90.5% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
16.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment56.3%
  • Modern house23.2%
  • Slum or basic house10.1%
  • Villa8.4%
  • Other1.1%
  • Traditional house0.7%
  • Rural-type0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years82.2%
  • 20 to 49 years17.1%
  • 50 years or more0.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
4,60323.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4,38895.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
48,25811.0 per business
Public services
159
Associations
56in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce44.2%
  • Services28.4%
  • Industry18.6%
  • Construction8.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person43.1%
  • 2 to 335.3%
  • 4 to 913.1%
  • 10 to 496.6%
  • 50 and over1.8%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later49.1%
  • 2011–201931.4%
  • 2001–201013.3%
  • 1991–20004.1%
  • 1981–19900.9%
  • 1956–19800.9%
  • Before 19560.2%

In the data

Code
06.385.01.01
As digits
063850101
Slug
bouskoura
Record
/api/communes/06.385.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/06.385.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/06.385.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/06.385.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/06.385.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/06.385.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2522564
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bouskoura");

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