Shoul

السهول

Urban commune in the préfecture of Salé, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024
24,913
Since 2014
+25.1%from 19,915 in 2014
Density
62.1people per km², 401.5 km²
Households
5,188
Foreign residents
50
Rank
230230th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 4 in its préfecture

Where it is

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

Sidi BouknadelSaléAmeur

How it changed

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

Shoul +25.1%

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
41.6%aged 10 and over52.4% in 201452.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
17.8%10.8% in 201422.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.8%aged 15 and over50.9% in 20149.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.19children per woman2.53 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.2%of people4.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
10.7%of settled households4.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Shoul: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.6%75 and over4.4%
2.8%70–743.0%
3.3%65–693.2%
4.5%60–644.1%
4.4%55–594.4%
4.7%50–544.9%
6.1%45–495.9%
7.0%40–446.8%
6.7%35–396.8%
7.1%30–346.1%
6.7%25–296.1%
6.7%20–247.1%
8.5%15–198.6%
9.7%10–149.6%
9.9%5–99.8%
8.3%0–49.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.1%
  • Tachelhit1.0%
  • Tamazight0.5%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French33.0%
  • English6.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot28.7%
  • Private car7.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.0%
  • Taxi5.0%
  • Employer’s transport4.2%
  • Bus1.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
33813.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
22065.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
6543.0 per business
Public services
109
Associations
9in premises of their own
Weekly souks
3counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce55.9%
  • Services30.9%
  • Industry12.7%
  • Construction0.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person43.6%
  • 2 to 338.2%
  • 4 to 913.2%
  • 10 to 495.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later33.6%
  • 2011–201939.5%
  • 2001–201015.9%
  • 1991–20006.4%
  • 1981–19901.4%
  • 1956–19803.2%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
04.441.01.11
As digits
044410111
Slug
shoul
Record
/api/communes/04.441.01.11.json
Boundary
/api/communes/04.441.01.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/04.441.01.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/04.441.01.11/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/04.441.01.11/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2498880
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("shoul");

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