Outat El Haj

أوطاط الحاج

Urban commune in the province of Boulemane, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
20,673
Since 2014
+26.2%from 16,388 in 2014
Density
2,286people per km², 9 km²
Households
4,533
Foreign residents
7
Rank
296296th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 21 in its province

Where it is

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

FritissaTalzemtImouzzer MarmouchaAit El ManeAit BazzaEl MersSerghinaGuigouBoulemaneEnjilSkoura M'dazAlmis MarmouchaMissourSidi BoutayebOuizeghtKsabi-MoulouyaErmilaEl OrjaneOulad Ali YoussefTissaf

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Outat El Haj +26.2%

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
22.4%aged 10 and over29.0% in 201433.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
28.3%28.0% in 201453.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
33.1%aged 15 and over35.1% in 20148.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.41children per woman2.11 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.2%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.8%of settled households93.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Outat El Haj: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.6%75 and over2.8%
3.0%70–742.3%
3.2%65–692.3%
3.9%60–644.8%
4.1%55–594.5%
5.0%50–545.4%
6.6%45–495.6%
7.2%40–446.8%
6.3%35–397.6%
6.4%30–347.3%
6.0%25–297.3%
6.7%20–247.9%
9.2%15–198.7%
11.2%10–149.9%
9.9%5–99.1%
8.8%0–47.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.0%
  • Tachelhit14.3%
  • Tamazight12.9%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French50.1%
  • English15.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot59.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle12.7%
  • Private car11.0%
  • Taxi4.2%
  • Employer’s transport3.7%
  • Bus1.5%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
5,706
Standing empty
27.4%19.6% vacant7.8% a second home
Precarious
3.4%1.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
90.7%96.3% on the water mains96.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
5.2%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house91.5%
  • Apartment3.3%
  • Rural-type2.1%
  • Traditional house1.3%
  • Slum or basic house1.1%
  • Villa0.5%
  • Other0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years47.8%
  • 20 to 49 years51.0%
  • 50 years or more1.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1,01849.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
92691.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,2891.4 per business
Public services
65
Associations
27in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.8%
  • Services28.2%
  • Industry11.8%
  • Construction2.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person78.1%
  • 2 to 318.4%
  • 4 to 92.9%
  • 10 to 490.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later43.1%
  • 2011–201936.7%
  • 2001–20108.4%
  • 1991–20008.0%
  • 1981–19901.6%
  • 1956–19801.9%
  • Before 19560.2%

In the data

Code
03.131.01.05
As digits
031310105
Slug
outat-el-haj
Record
/api/communes/03.131.01.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/03.131.01.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/03.131.01.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/03.131.01.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/03.131.01.05/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/03.131.01.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2817792
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("outat-el-haj");

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