Moulay Yacoub

مولاي يعقوب

Urban commune in the province of Moulay Yacoub, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
4,545
Since 2014
−1.5%from 4,612 in 2014
Density
14,088people per km², 0.3 km²
Households
1,114
Rank
1,2501,250th most populous of 1,503 communes11th of 11 in its province

Where it is

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

Ain ChkefSebaa RouadiMikkesSebt LoudayaLouadaineAin KansaraAin Bou AliLaajajraOulad MimounSidi Daoud

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Moulay Yacoub −1.5%

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
26.6%aged 10 and over33.2% in 201436.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
9.2%18.6% in 201413.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
47.5%aged 15 and over51.5% in 201416.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.00children per woman2.59 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.7%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
99.2%of settled households78.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Moulay Yacoub: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.0%75 and over2.2%
3.2%70–742.8%
3.1%65–694.0%
4.6%60–645.5%
3.5%55–594.8%
5.2%50–544.7%
5.9%45–496.0%
6.7%40–446.5%
7.9%35–397.6%
5.2%30–347.4%
7.0%25–295.7%
6.3%20–245.9%
8.3%15–197.4%
11.0%10–1410.9%
10.3%5–910.7%
9.9%0–47.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.9%
  • Tachelhit2.1%
  • Tamazight1.2%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French51.7%
  • English8.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot82.6%
  • Taxi2.8%
  • Private car2.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.4%
  • Bus0.5%
  • Employer’s transport0.5%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
1,564
Standing empty
30.8%12.7% vacant18.1% a second home
Precarious
8.2%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
80.6%97.2% on the water mains96.8% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
13.4%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house90.3%
  • Rural-type6.7%
  • Other1.0%
  • Traditional house0.9%
  • Villa0.6%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Apartment0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years41.9%
  • 20 to 49 years57.3%
  • 50 years or more0.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
35979.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
32490.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
7402.3 per business
Public services
32
Associations
3in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Services51.2%
  • Commerce45.7%
  • Industry2.8%
  • Construction0.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person62.7%
  • 2 to 332.1%
  • 4 to 92.5%
  • 10 to 492.2%
  • 50 and over0.6%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later26.2%
  • 2011–201929.3%
  • 2001–201023.1%
  • 1991–20008.6%
  • 1981–19905.9%
  • 1956–19806.2%
  • Before 19560.6%

In the data

Code
03.591.01.01
As digits
035910101
Slug
moulay-yacoub
Record
/api/communes/03.591.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/03.591.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/03.591.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/03.591.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/03.591.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/03.591.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2808807
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("moulay-yacoub");

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