Ouezzane

وزان

Urban commune in the province of Ouezzane, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
57,737
Since 2014
−3.1%from 59,606 in 2014
Density
3,002people per km², 19.2 km²
Households
16,266
Foreign residents
61
Rank
8888th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 17 in its province

Where it is

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

MoqrissatZoumiKalaat BouqorraAin BeidaBrikchaAsjenMzefrouneMasmoudaBni QuollaLamjaaraSidi Ahmed CherifSidi BousberSidi RedouaneOuannanaTeroualZghira

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Ouezzane −3.1%

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
19.5%aged 10 and over24.6% in 201428.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
24.6%22.1% in 201434.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
40.0%aged 15 and over44.7% in 201418.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.91children per woman1.88 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.2%of people6.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average4.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
99.1%of settled households96.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ouezzane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.1%75 and over4.2%
3.0%70–742.7%
4.6%65–693.7%
5.9%60–645.5%
5.4%55–595.5%
6.2%50–546.1%
6.3%45–496.6%
6.9%40–447.2%
6.6%35–397.5%
6.4%30–347.2%
5.7%25–296.0%
6.8%20–247.3%
8.5%15–198.0%
9.3%10–148.3%
8.3%5–97.7%
7.0%0–46.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.6%
  • Tachelhit1.1%
  • Tamazight0.3%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French54.6%
  • English19.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot64.7%
  • Private car12.3%
  • Taxi8.6%
  • Employer’s transport4.2%
  • Bus1.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.7%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
19,479
Standing empty
19.5%11.1% vacant8.5% a second home
Precarious
1.9%0.9% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.6%97.5% on the water mains97.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
2.3%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house73.5%
  • Traditional house12.3%
  • Apartment11.1%
  • Villa1.3%
  • Slum or basic house0.9%
  • Other0.6%
  • Rural-type0.5%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years49.0%
  • 20 to 49 years39.4%
  • 50 years or more11.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2,44542.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2,26792.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
4,0921.8 per business
Public services
145
Associations
33in premises of their own
Weekly souks
3counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce55.1%
  • Services27.1%
  • Industry13.8%
  • Construction4.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person57.0%
  • 2 to 336.3%
  • 4 to 95.7%
  • 10 to 490.9%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later16.4%
  • 2011–201949.6%
  • 2001–201018.0%
  • 1991–20007.9%
  • 1981–19903.0%
  • 1956–19804.5%
  • Before 19560.7%

In the data

Code
01.405.01.09
As digits
014050109
Slug
ouezzane
Record
/api/communes/01.405.01.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.405.01.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.405.01.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.405.01.09/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.405.01.09/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.405.01.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2753083
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ouezzane");

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