Oulad Ouchih

أولاد اوشيح

Rural commune in the cercle of Oued El Makhazine, province of Larache, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 13,409
Since 2014: +6.4%from 12,608 in 2014
Density: 230people per km², 58.4 km²
Households: 2,765
Rank: 529529th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 19 in its province

Next door in Ksar El Kebir, 99.4% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 1.1%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 49.5% to 81.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sfafaa. Aged 0 to 14: 33.0% here, 32.5% there; aged 65 and over: 6.6% here, 6.3% there; read French: 30.8% here, 31.1% there.

Compare it with Sfafaa

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

92162

How it changed

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

Oulad Ouchih +6.4%

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: 44.2%aged 10 and over53.9% in 201453.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.3%7.1% in 201417.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.3%aged 15 and over50.5% in 20146.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.91children per woman2.56 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.6%of people5.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.8people on average5.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 81.7%of settled households49.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Ouchih: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.1%	75 and over	2.6%
1.6%	70–74	2.0%
2.6%	65–69	2.3%
3.8%	60–64	3.8%
3.8%	55–59	3.7%
4.6%	50–54	4.3%
4.9%	45–49	5.4%
6.5%	40–44	6.5%
7.5%	35–39	8.3%
7.1%	30–34	7.9%
7.1%	25–29	5.7%
6.8%	20–24	6.7%
9.3%	15–19	7.2%
11.0%	10–14	11.4%
11.9%	5–9	12.4%
9.4%	0–4	9.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.1%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.1%
Tachelhit0.0%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French30.8%
English5.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot52.5%
Taxi12.4%
Employer’s transport10.5%
Bike or motorcycle9.4%
Informal transport4.2%
Animal3.8%
Doesn’t travel to work3.8%
Bus1.9%
Private car0.7%
Another way0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 53.9%aged 10 and over44.2% in 202465.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.1%16.3% in 202424.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 50.5%aged 15 and over41.3% in 202413.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 90.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.56children per woman1.91 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.5%of people5.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.9people on average4.8 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 49.5%of settled households81.7% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Ouchih: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.6%	75 and over	2.0%
1.1%	70–74	1.2%
1.2%	65–69	1.5%
2.4%	60–64	2.5%
3.0%	55–59	2.7%
4.3%	50–54	4.4%
4.2%	45–49	4.2%
5.3%	40–44	5.2%
5.6%	35–39	5.9%
7.6%	30–34	8.0%
10.3%	25–29	10.0%
11.0%	20–24	11.8%
10.6%	15–19	10.0%
9.7%	10–14	9.6%
10.3%	5–9	8.9%
11.8%	0–4	12.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija100.0%
Tachelhit0.0%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic only59.5%
Arabic and French37.3%
Arabic, French and English2.4%
Other combinations0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot57.2%
Bike or motorcycle9.9%
Taxi9.4%
Works at home7.7%
Bus4.7%
Employer’s transport3.8%
Another way3.2%
Train1.9%
Not stated1.4%
Private car0.9%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood52.5%
Another commune15.4%
No fixed place14.9%
At home7.7%
Another province6.4%
Not stated1.4%
Another in the commune1.2%
Somewhere else0.5%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour33.3%
Farming and fishing23.9%
Crafts and skilled trades20.2%
Labouring and small trades15.3%
Clerical work3.1%
Trade and broking1.9%
Machine operating1.4%
Not classified0.5%
Managers and senior professionals0.2%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma81.7%
Primary15.6%
Lower secondary2.1%
Upper secondary0.5%
DEUG or Licence0.2%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 19014.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 13571.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1,92114.2 per business
Public services: 55
Associations: 0in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce67.4%
Services24.4%
Construction4.4%
Industry3.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person78.5%
2 to 38.1%
4 to 92.2%
10 to 493.0%
50 and over8.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later39.3%
2011–201928.9%
2001–201021.5%
1991–20008.9%
1981–19901.5%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Oulad Ouchih’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 16 douars in 6 fractions, with 13,408 people. One more isn’t in any douar: a nomad, or someone HCP counts apart, such as a soldier in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
قصر الدهسKsar Eddhs3 douars · 1,695 people
اصوالح اخريشيفةSoualah Kherichfa	Grouped	73	331	0.0	0.3	15.1
أولاد خزعلOulad Khazaal	Grouped	127	648	1.5	0.7	4.0
الصنايجةSnaija	Grouped	149	716	0.9	2.0	14.4
قصر الدهس الشماليKsar Eddhs Chamali3 douars · 1,825 people
ابداوة نجمةBdaoua Najma	Grouped	45	183	2.0	0.0	9.0
عامر النجمةAomar Nejma	Grouped	121	731	1.0	0.1	15.0
الشليحات الشفيراتChlihat Ecchefirat	Grouped	177	911	1.7	0.6	10.8
قصر الدهس الوسطىKsar Eddhs El Ousseta3 douars · 2,205 people
أولاد عمران اخريشيفةOulad Amrane Kherichfa	Grouped	205	989	0.7	0.5	3.8
اولاد حمايد اخريشيفةOulad Hmayed Kherichfa	Grouped	130	616	0.1	1.0	3.4
الوراردةEl Ourarda	Grouped	127	600	1.8	1.0	1.2
قصر الدهس الحجرةKsar Eddhs Lhajra3 douars · 2,396 people
دويعيسة اخريشيفةIdouiassa Khrachfa	Grouped	137	671	0.8	0.2	0.1
الرياينةRyayna	Grouped	191	968	0.5	0.1	0.1
أولاد بودراعOulad Boudraa	Grouped	162	757	1.0	0.8	0.9
فرقة اولاد اوشيحFerkat Oulad Ouchih1 douar · 2,155 people
أولاد اوشيحOulad Ouchih	In parts	452	2,155	0.4	1.2	3.9
البواشتة وارورEl Bouachtat Ouarour3 douars · 3,132 people
الهراسة شماخةEl Hrassat Chemmakh	In parts	220	948	2.9	0.5	5.9
الهرارسة أولاد التهاميEl Hrarsat Oulad Thami	Grouped	198	943	1.0	1.0	5.6
البواشتة وارورEl Bouachtat Ouarour	In parts	251	1,241	1.2	0.5	4.5

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

In the data

Files and code

Code: 01.331.11.03
As digits: 013311103
Slug: oulad-ouchih
Record: /api/communes/01.331.11.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.331.11.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.331.11.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.331.11.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.331.11.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/01.331.11.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.331.11.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2563441

In JavaScript

import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("oulad-ouchih");

Report an error on this page