Chefchaouen

شفشاون

Urban commune in the province of Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
46,168
Since 2014
+7.9%from 42,786 in 2014
Density
2,815people per km², 16.4 km²
Households
12,474
Foreign residents
72
Rank
112112th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 28 in its province

Where it is

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

TizganeStehaBni BouzraAmtarFifiBni SalahTanaqoubLaghdirIounaneBni MansourBni SelmaneTassiftTalamboteTamorotOuaouzganeM'tiouaBni SmihBni RzineBab TazaBni DarkoulBab BerredOued MalhaBni Ahmed CherqiaDerdaraBni FaghloumBni Ahmed GharbiaMansoura

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Chefchaouen +7.9%

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
16.9%aged 10 and over21.4% in 201423.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
23.6%19.7% in 201434.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
49.0%aged 15 and over50.2% in 201425.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.64children per woman2.00 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.7%of people5.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.8%of settled households94.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Chefchaouen: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.8%75 and over3.3%
2.5%70–742.4%
3.4%65–692.9%
4.6%60–644.5%
4.7%55–594.7%
5.6%50–545.5%
6.3%45–496.2%
7.2%40–447.3%
7.8%35–397.9%
7.7%30–347.7%
6.6%25–297.4%
7.5%20–247.7%
8.2%15–198.2%
9.0%10–149.2%
8.9%5–98.5%
7.3%0–46.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.0%
  • Tachelhit0.7%
  • Tarifit0.7%
  • Tamazight0.5%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French55.2%
  • English23.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot64.6%
  • Private car13.0%
  • Taxi10.9%
  • Employer’s transport2.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.1%
  • Bus0.9%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
19,616
Standing empty
37.4%21.9% vacant15.5% a second home
Precarious
1.0%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
87.8%89.7% on the water mains90.4% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.3%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house68.8%
  • Apartment17.2%
  • Traditional house11.9%
  • Villa1.0%
  • Rural-type0.4%
  • Other0.3%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years55.2%
  • 20 to 49 years31.6%
  • 50 years or more13.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2,33150.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2,12591.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
4,5422.1 per business
Public services
163
Associations
43in premises of their own
Weekly souks
3counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce51.1%
  • Services37.1%
  • Industry9.4%
  • Construction2.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person47.0%
  • 2 to 342.4%
  • 4 to 99.4%
  • 10 to 491.3%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later20.1%
  • 2011–201935.7%
  • 2001–201024.5%
  • 1991–200011.0%
  • 1981–19902.7%
  • 1956–19804.2%
  • Before 19561.8%

In the data

Code
01.151.01.01
As digits
011510101
Slug
chefchaouen
Record
/api/communes/01.151.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.151.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.151.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.151.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.151.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.151.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
4666456
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("chefchaouen");

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