Tétouan

تطوان

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

Population, 2024
422,757
Since 2014
+11.0%from 380,787 in 2014
Density
6,092people per km², 69.4 km²
Households
113,837
Foreign residents
1,119
Rank
1111th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

MallalienneAzlaZaouiat Sidi KacemZaitouneOued LaouZinatBni SaidAl OuedDar Bni KarrichAl HamraBni LeitOulad Ali MansourAin LahsanBni HarchenJbel LahbibAl KharroubBni IdderBghaghzaSaddinaSouk KdimSahtryine

How it changed

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

Tétouan +11.0%

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
16.1%aged 10 and over20.8% in 201421.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
25.7%21.5% in 201432.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
46.0%aged 15 and over50.0% in 201423.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.61children per woman1.94 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.8%of people5.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.4%of settled households93.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tétouan: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over3.4%
2.6%70–742.5%
3.7%65–693.6%
5.0%60–645.2%
4.9%55–595.3%
5.7%50–545.8%
6.2%45–496.4%
7.3%40–447.3%
7.7%35–397.7%
7.5%30–347.9%
6.5%25–297.1%
7.1%20–247.3%
7.9%15–197.7%
9.2%10–148.6%
8.9%5–98.1%
6.9%0–46.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.8%
  • Tarifit4.9%
  • Tachelhit1.2%
  • Tamazight0.7%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French55.6%
  • English20.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot43.0%
  • Private car15.4%
  • Taxi14.4%
  • Bus9.3%
  • Employer’s transport9.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.1%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
164,846
Standing empty
32.0%12.0% vacant20.0% a second home
Precarious
0.6%0.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.0%95.1% on the water mains96.2% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
0.9%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house60.1%
  • Apartment34.5%
  • Traditional house3.4%
  • Villa1.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.3%
  • Other0.3%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years54.7%
  • 20 to 49 years38.5%
  • 50 years or more6.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
18,46343.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
17,56895.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
45,9622.6 per business
Public services
624
Associations
271in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce54.6%
  • Services29.6%
  • Industry12.5%
  • Construction3.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person54.6%
  • 2 to 335.6%
  • 4 to 97.7%
  • 10 to 491.7%
  • 50 and over0.3%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later30.3%
  • 2011–201935.7%
  • 2001–201018.2%
  • 1991–20007.7%
  • 1981–19903.6%
  • 1956–19804.0%
  • Before 19560.6%

In the data

Code
01.571.01.11
As digits
015710111
Slug
tetouan
Record
/api/communes/01.571.01.11.json
Boundary
/api/communes/01.571.01.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/01.571.01.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/01.571.01.11/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/01.571.01.11/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/01.571.01.11/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2464649
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tetouan");

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