Bouznika

بوزنيقة

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

Population, 2024
55,722
Since 2014
+49.6%from 37,238 in 2014
Density
502people per km², 111 km²
Households
15,160
Foreign residents
240
Rank
9696th most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 15 in its province

Where it is

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

FdalateSidi BettacheBir EnnasrMoualine El OuedRdadna Oulad MalekAhlafOulad Ali ToualaaBenslimaneOulad Yahya LoutaZiaidaMellilaEl MansouriaCharrateAin Tizgha

How it changed

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

Bouznika +49.6%

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
15.4%aged 10 and over22.9% in 201421.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
15.8%17.5% in 201420.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
44.2%aged 15 and over52.4% in 201420.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.71children per woman2.49 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.2%of people4.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
94.8%of settled households91.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bouznika: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.1%75 and over2.5%
2.6%70–742.3%
3.8%65–693.5%
4.7%60–644.9%
4.4%55–594.7%
5.4%50–545.5%
6.2%45–496.1%
7.3%40–447.1%
7.5%35–397.7%
8.0%30–348.3%
7.3%25–298.0%
6.9%20–247.5%
7.7%15–196.9%
9.1%10–148.7%
9.0%5–98.7%
8.1%0–47.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.1%
  • Tachelhit5.0%
  • Tamazight2.8%
  • Tarifit0.3%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French67.2%
  • English28.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot33.5%
  • Private car21.0%
  • Employer’s transport12.0%
  • Taxi11.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.7%
  • Bus2.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
40,957
Standing empty
64.1%21.3% vacant42.7% a second home
Precarious
2.3%0.9% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
91.3%93.0% on the water mains94.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
4.4%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment60.0%
  • Modern house33.0%
  • Villa3.2%
  • Traditional house1.5%
  • Rural-type1.1%
  • Slum or basic house0.9%
  • Other0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years89.5%
  • 20 to 49 years9.6%
  • 50 years or more0.9%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2,04936.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1,90893.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
10,6675.6 per business
Public services
109
Associations
32in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce47.6%
  • Services37.0%
  • Industry12.0%
  • Construction3.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person51.4%
  • 2 to 337.8%
  • 4 to 97.9%
  • 10 to 492.3%
  • 50 and over0.7%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later44.2%
  • 2011–201932.7%
  • 2001–201012.7%
  • 1991–20006.4%
  • 1981–19902.6%
  • 1956–19801.4%
  • Before 19560.1%

In the data

Code
06.111.01.03
As digits
061110103
Slug
bouznika
Record
/api/communes/06.111.01.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/06.111.01.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/06.111.01.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/06.111.01.03/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/06.111.01.03/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/06.111.01.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2522586
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bouznika");

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