Had Soualem

حد السوالم

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

Population, 2024
74,762
Since 2014
+103.4%from 36,765 in 2014
Density
4,210people per km², 17.8 km²
Households
19,130
Foreign residents
153
Rank
7777th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

BerrechidDerouaEl GaraSidi Rahal ChataiSidi El MekkiKasbat Ben MchichJaqmaOuled ZidaneOuled CebbahLahsasnaFoqra Oulad AameurLambarkiyneRiahSidi AbdelkhaleqSahel Oulad H'rizLaghnimyineBen MaachouOulad AbbouZaouiat Sidi Ben HamdounSoualem TrifiyaOulad Ziyane

How it changed

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

Had Soualem +103.4%

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
15.8%aged 10 and over26.8% in 201420.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
16.4%14.8% in 201421.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
47.8%aged 15 and over52.6% in 201422.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.99children per woman2.69 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.2%of people3.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
91.8%of settled households60.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Had Soualem: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.3%75 and over1.5%
1.7%70–741.3%
2.4%65–692.2%
3.3%60–643.1%
3.8%55–593.3%
5.1%50–544.3%
6.4%45–495.8%
7.5%40–447.1%
7.8%35–398.5%
7.9%30–349.1%
6.4%25–298.6%
6.7%20–247.7%
8.3%15–197.8%
10.8%10–1410.4%
11.0%5–910.4%
9.7%0–48.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.8%
  • Tachelhit9.3%
  • Tamazight2.6%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French67.9%
  • English22.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot36.3%
  • Private car19.1%
  • Employer’s transport17.7%
  • Taxi11.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.5%
  • Bus0.9%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
33,022
Standing empty
44.1%25.7% vacant18.4% a second home
Precarious
6.9%4.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
90.4%91.2% on the water mains93.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
9.9%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment60.8%
  • Modern house28.9%
  • Slum or basic house4.8%
  • Villa2.6%
  • Rural-type1.8%
  • Traditional house0.8%
  • Other0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years88.4%
  • 20 to 49 years11.2%
  • 50 years or more0.4%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2,61335.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2,48995.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
19,9718.0 per business
Public services
73
Associations
51in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce51.1%
  • Services30.8%
  • Industry14.3%
  • Construction3.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person45.6%
  • 2 to 341.4%
  • 4 to 98.7%
  • 10 to 492.5%
  • 50 and over1.8%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later46.8%
  • 2011–201935.3%
  • 2001–201010.3%
  • 1991–20003.8%
  • 1981–19901.5%
  • 1956–19801.9%
  • Before 19560.3%

In the data

Code
06.117.01.09
As digits
061170109
Slug
had-soualem
Record
/api/communes/06.117.01.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/06.117.01.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/06.117.01.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/06.117.01.09/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/06.117.01.09/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/06.117.01.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2806132
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("had-soualem");

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