Moulay Bouazza

مولاي بوعزة

Rural commune in the cercle of Aguelmous, province of Khénifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
7,621
Since 2014
−10.2%from 8,490 in 2014
Density
27.9people per km², 273.7 km²
Households
2,223
Foreign residents
1
Rank
947947th most populous of 1,503 communes14th of 22 in its province

Next door in Sebt Ait Rahou, 32.2% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 67.6%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 67.6% to 94.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ain Leuh. Household size: 3.4 here, 3.3 there; aged 65 and over: 12.2% here, 12.0% there; can’t read or write: 41.7% here, 38.1% there.

Compare it with Ain Leuh

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

54403

How it changed

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

Moulay Bouazza −10.2%

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
41.7%aged 10 and over46.4% in 201450.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.8%24.3% in 201459.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.4%aged 15 and over41.1% in 20149.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.13children per woman1.90 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.2%of people8.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.4people on average4.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
66.7%of settled households63.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Moulay Bouazza: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.6%75 and over5.6%
3.5%70–743.6%
4.5%65–693.6%
5.0%60–645.8%
5.6%55–595.9%
5.8%50–546.5%
7.0%45–496.8%
6.0%40–447.6%
6.1%35–395.8%
5.6%30–347.1%
5.3%25–295.8%
6.2%20–247.0%
9.3%15–197.9%
9.8%10–147.8%
9.9%5–97.3%
6.8%0–45.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.9%
  • Tamazight41.8%
  • Tachelhit0.5%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French63.2%
  • English21.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot78.9%
  • Private car7.6%
  • Doesn’t travel to work4.0%
  • Taxi2.3%
  • Employer’s transport2.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.9%
  • Bus1.2%
  • Informal transport0.9%
  • Animal0.5%
  • Another way0.5%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
2,130
Standing empty
28.0%11.5% vacant16.6% a second home
Precarious
6.1%0.9% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
94.0%92.9% on the water mains93.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
8.4%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house88.1%
  • Traditional house5.3%
  • Rural-type3.4%
  • Other1.8%
  • Slum or basic house0.9%
  • Villa0.3%
  • Apartment0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years29.9%
  • 20 to 49 years58.3%
  • 50 years or more11.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
30940.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
24980.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
3201.3 per business
Public services
53
Associations
7in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce51.0%
  • Services37.3%
  • Industry9.2%
  • Construction2.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person79.9%
  • 2 to 318.9%
  • 4 to 90.8%
  • 10 to 490.4%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later34.9%
  • 2011–201930.5%
  • 2001–201014.5%
  • 1991–20008.8%
  • 1981–19906.8%
  • 1956–19804.0%
  • Before 19560.4%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Moulay Bouazza4,835

Douars

Moulay Bouazza’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 8 douars in 2 fractions, with 2,786 people. Another 4,835 live in Moulay Bouazza, its urban centre, which has no douars. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
أيت شعوAit Chaaou4 douars · 1,599 people
أيت ابراهيم اوعديAit Brahim Ou AddiDispersed532142.24.06.3
أيت إيديرAit IdirDispersed863501.22.28.1
أيت فاسكاAït FaskaDispersed10846911.87.122.9
أيت حميAit HammiDispersed1275664.63.510.4
بوعزاويينBouzaouyine4 douars · 1,187 people
الكناويينEl KnaouyineDispersed1285302.73.98.0
لعوامLaouamDispersed712533.44.59.2
أيت عزوزAit AzzouzDispersed491811.92.54.7
أيت الشيخAit CheikhDispersed552232.94.210.9

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code
Code
05.301.07.15
As digits
053010715
Slug
moulay-bouazza
OpenStreetMap
2826619
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("moulay-bouazza");

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