Tiznit

تيزنيت

Urban commune in the province of Tiznit, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024
86,595
Since 2014
+15.9%from 74,699 in 2014
Density
1,265people per km², 68.4 km²
Households
23,860
Foreign residents
94
Rank
6464th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 25 in its province

Where it is

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

Arbaa SahelSidi BouabdelliBounaamaneTnine AglouReggadaEl Maader El KabirArbaa RasmoukaOuijjaneTighmiTnine AdayAnziArbaa Ait AhmedTizoughraneIrigh N'tahalaAmmelneTafraout El MouloudTafraoutTassrirtTarsouatAfella IghirAit OuafqaAit IssafenIda Ou GougmarSidi Ahmed Ou Moussa

How it changed

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

Tiznit +15.9%

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
18.3%aged 10 and over22.2% in 201427.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.7%14.4% in 201431.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.1%aged 15 and over45.2% in 201416.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.72children per woman2.03 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.1%of people4.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
99.4%of settled households96.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tiznit: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.6%75 and over4.2%
2.5%70–742.4%
3.2%65–693.1%
4.4%60–644.6%
5.3%55–595.2%
6.5%50–546.0%
6.9%45–497.2%
7.0%40–447.6%
6.7%35–397.4%
6.4%30–347.3%
5.5%25–296.3%
6.8%20–246.8%
8.7%15–198.1%
10.1%10–149.3%
9.7%5–98.4%
6.7%0–46.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit89.1%
  • Darija74.9%
  • Tamazight0.8%
  • Hassania0.5%
  • Tarifit0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.1%
  • French73.3%
  • English33.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot29.8%
  • Bike or motorcycle27.9%
  • Private car21.1%
  • Employer’s transport6.2%
  • Taxi5.0%
  • Bus2.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
34,570
Standing empty
32.8%15.2% vacant17.6% a second home
Precarious
0.6%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
84.9%96.0% on the water mains95.0% 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 house85.7%
  • Apartment10.1%
  • Traditional house1.9%
  • Villa1.7%
  • Other0.3%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years55.9%
  • 20 to 49 years40.7%
  • 50 years or more3.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
5,07958.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4,73193.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
8,2191.7 per business
Public services
211
Associations
137in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce55.0%
  • Services29.0%
  • Industry10.6%
  • Construction5.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person71.7%
  • 2 to 322.8%
  • 4 to 94.3%
  • 10 to 491.0%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later28.1%
  • 2011–201938.4%
  • 2001–201016.9%
  • 1991–20009.3%
  • 1981–19904.5%
  • 1956–19802.8%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
09.581.01.07
As digits
095810107
Slug
tiznit
Record
/api/communes/09.581.01.07.json
Boundary
/api/communes/09.581.01.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/09.581.01.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/09.581.01.07/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/09.581.01.07/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/09.581.01.07/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2888247
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tiznit");

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