Oued Malha

واد ملحة

Rural commune in the cercle of Bni Ahmed, province of Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
12,075
Since 2014
−11.5%from 13,639 in 2014
Density
104people per km², 115.9 km²
Households
2,638
Rank
594594th most populous of 1,503 communes15th 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 BerredBni Ahmed CherqiaDerdaraBni FaghloumBni Ahmed GharbiaMansouraChefchaouen

How it changed

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

Oued Malha −11.5%

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
36.7%aged 10 and over47.5% in 201448.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
8.0%5.0% in 20144.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
45.4%aged 15 and over48.6% in 201413.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.81children per woman2.17 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.0%of people5.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.6people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.0%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oued Malha: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.2%75 and over2.6%
1.6%70–742.0%
1.9%65–692.3%
3.0%60–643.4%
3.3%55–593.3%
5.0%50–544.2%
6.4%45–495.4%
7.2%40–446.4%
8.4%35–397.6%
7.6%30–347.1%
6.7%25–297.5%
7.6%20–247.1%
9.5%15–199.4%
11.0%10–1411.6%
9.8%5–910.6%
8.7%0–49.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.2%
  • Tachelhit0.0%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic100.0%
  • French21.7%
  • English3.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot61.2%
  • Private car2.1%
  • Employer’s transport1.5%
  • Taxi0.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.1%
  • Bus0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
25521.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
13452.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1711.3 per business
Public services
120
Associations
1in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce63.4%
  • Services29.1%
  • Industry6.7%
  • Construction0.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person86.6%
  • 2 to 312.7%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.7%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later26.1%
  • 2011–201950.7%
  • 2001–201013.4%
  • 1991–20008.2%
  • 1981–19900.7%
  • 1956–19800.7%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
01.151.06.21
As digits
011510621
Slug
oued-malha
Record
/api/communes/01.151.06.21.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.151.06.21/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.151.06.21/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.151.06.21/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.151.06.21/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2563410
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("oued-malha");

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