Oued Zem

وادي زم

Urban commune in the province of Khouribga, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
93,776
Since 2014
−1.6%from 95,267 in 2014
Density
5,603people per km², 16.7 km²
Households
24,423
Foreign residents
25
Rank
5858th most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 31 in its province

Where it is

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

El FoqraKhouribgaOulad BoughadiBoulanouareOulad AbdouneOulad FtataLagnadizBni YkhlefM'fassisBir MezouiHattaneLagfafBoujnibaAit AmmarKasbat TrochOulad FennaneMaadnaOulad AzzouzBni SmirAin KaicherTachraftOulad GouaouchBejaadBni ZrantelBoukhrisseBni BataouRouachedChougraneBraksaOulad Aissa

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Oued Zem −1.6%

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
24.7%aged 10 and over28.7% in 201434.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
34.7%27.6% in 201445.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.2%aged 15 and over42.9% in 201415.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.00children per woman2.11 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.9%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
90.8%of settled households85.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oued Zem: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over4.1%
3.2%70–743.1%
4.1%65–694.1%
5.1%60–645.6%
4.8%55–595.4%
5.7%50–546.0%
6.1%45–496.8%
6.1%40–446.8%
5.9%35–396.2%
6.3%30–346.7%
6.2%25–296.7%
7.2%20–247.2%
8.7%15–197.9%
10.4%10–149.1%
9.8%5–98.3%
7.4%0–45.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.4%
  • Tachelhit1.6%
  • Tamazight0.8%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French75.4%
  • English33.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot51.5%
  • Private car13.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.2%
  • Employer’s transport5.4%
  • Taxi4.8%
  • Bus2.6%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
32,872
Standing empty
27.8%15.8% vacant12.0% a second home
Precarious
3.0%2.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
86.7%87.2% on the water mains81.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
3.6%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house91.7%
  • Traditional house2.5%
  • Slum or basic house2.3%
  • Villa1.5%
  • Apartment1.3%
  • Rural-type0.4%
  • Other0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years52.4%
  • 20 to 49 years41.4%
  • 50 years or more6.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
3,88041.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3,62493.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
6,0911.7 per business
Public services
171
Associations
85in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce54.8%
  • Services27.3%
  • Industry14.4%
  • Construction3.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person67.7%
  • 2 to 326.7%
  • 4 to 94.8%
  • 10 to 490.7%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later39.4%
  • 2011–201927.4%
  • 2001–201015.0%
  • 1991–20009.5%
  • 1981–19904.8%
  • 1956–19803.5%
  • Before 19560.3%

In the data

Code
05.311.01.09
As digits
053110109
Slug
oued-zem
Record
/api/communes/05.311.01.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.311.01.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.311.01.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.311.01.09/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/05.311.01.09/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.311.01.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2879699
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("oued-zem");

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