Targuist

تارجيست

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

Population, 2024
14,638
Since 2014
+9.3%from 13,390 in 2014
Density
2,566people per km², 5.7 km²
Households
3,756
Foreign residents
35
Rank
462462nd most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 36 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

32350

Villages and hamlets

افليحن

How it changed

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

Targuist +9.3%

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
21.2%aged 10 and over25.7% in 201429.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
20.5%19.0% in 201427.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.4%aged 15 and over46.4% in 201415.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.22children per woman2.40 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.5%of people4.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.5%of settled households92.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Targuist: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.0%75 and over2.5%
2.1%70–741.9%
2.6%65–693.1%
4.1%60–644.2%
4.3%55–594.6%
4.8%50–544.8%
5.8%45–495.6%
7.4%40–446.9%
8.1%35–397.9%
7.7%30–347.5%
6.9%25–298.3%
6.7%20–247.0%
7.4%15–198.2%
10.0%10–149.9%
10.6%5–99.8%
9.3%0–47.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija96.1%
  • Tarifit11.5%
  • Tachelhit0.6%
  • Tamazight0.6%
  • Hassania0.0%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tarifit 44.1% in 2014, 11.5% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French66.1%
  • English23.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot60.1%
  • Private car14.0%
  • Informal transport11.0%
  • Doesn’t travel to work7.3%
  • Taxi2.4%
  • Bus1.9%
  • Employer’s transport1.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.1%
  • Another way0.5%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Animal0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
4,889
Standing empty
26.1%11.7% vacant14.4% a second home
Precarious
2.8%0.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
99.1%97.4% on the water mains98.2% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
4.2%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house82.2%
  • Apartment14.2%
  • Rural-type1.1%
  • Other0.9%
  • Slum or basic house0.8%
  • Traditional house0.6%
  • Villa0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years64.6%
  • 20 to 49 years32.6%
  • 50 years or more2.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1,03170.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
96693.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,5571.6 per business
Public services
55
Associations
10in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce55.7%
  • Services31.1%
  • Industry9.0%
  • Construction4.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person60.5%
  • 2 to 335.6%
  • 4 to 93.5%
  • 10 to 490.4%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later23.9%
  • 2011–201932.0%
  • 2001–201021.7%
  • 1991–200011.5%
  • 1981–19905.2%
  • 1956–19805.4%
  • Before 19560.3%

In the data

Files and code
Code
01.051.01.07
As digits
010510107
Slug
targuist
OpenStreetMap
2470156
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("targuist");

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