Zegzel

زكزل

Rural commune in the cercle of Aklim, province of Berkane, Oriental.

Population, 2024: 23,846
Since 2014: +47.8%from 16,137 in 2014
Density: 180people per km², 132.7 km²
Households: 6,021
Foreign residents: 16
Rank: 247247th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 16 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Zegzel +47.8%

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: 27.9%aged 10 and over38.3% in 201435.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 26.2%7.0% in 201439.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.7%aged 15 and over43.6% in 201410.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 92.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.56children per woman2.73 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.3%of people6.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.0people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 71.4%of settled households49.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Zegzel: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
1.8%	75 and over	2.5%
2.2%	70–74	2.3%
3.3%	65–69	3.1%
4.2%	60–64	4.9%
5.2%	55–59	4.6%
6.4%	50–54	5.8%
6.9%	45–49	6.6%
8.2%	40–44	7.5%
6.5%	35–39	7.6%
6.1%	30–34	7.1%
5.9%	25–29	5.8%
6.6%	20–24	6.3%
8.7%	15–19	7.8%
10.9%	10–14	10.7%
9.8%	5–9	10.0%
7.3%	0–4	7.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.4%
Tarifit19.4%
Tamazight4.4%
Tachelhit1.7%
Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French46.1%
English10.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle33.3%
On foot31.1%
Bus12.9%
Private car12.1%
Employer’s transport2.2%
Taxi1.7%

Can’t read or write: 38.3%aged 10 and over27.9% in 202449.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.0%26.2% in 202426.7% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.6%aged 15 and over41.7% in 20245.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 93.1%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.73children per woman1.56 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.4%of people5.3% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average4.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 49.6%of settled households71.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Zegzel: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.2%	75 and over	2.6%
1.3%	70–74	1.7%
1.5%	65–69	1.6%
3.2%	60–64	3.3%
4.3%	55–59	4.1%
6.1%	50–54	5.6%
6.1%	45–49	6.1%
7.2%	40–44	7.2%
7.1%	35–39	7.9%
8.1%	30–34	7.9%
7.9%	25–29	7.7%
8.6%	20–24	8.5%
8.6%	15–19	8.3%
9.2%	10–14	8.2%
8.6%	5–9	9.2%
10.0%	0–4	10.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.4%
Tarifit26.5%
Tachelhit6.1%
Tamazight1.5%
Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French49.7%
Arabic only41.3%
Arabic, French and English8.2%
Other combinations0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot44.3%
Bike or motorcycle26.3%
Bus15.7%
Private car6.7%
Taxi1.6%
Employer’s transport0.2%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Another commune39.5%
Their own neighbourhood34.4%
No fixed place17.0%
Another in the commune2.6%
Another province2.5%
At home0.5%
Somewhere else0.2%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour26.5%
Crafts and skilled trades23.8%
Labouring and small trades19.7%
Farming and fishing7.8%
Clerical work7.4%
Trade and broking7.4%
Machine operating3.4%
Not classified2.2%
Managers and senior professionals1.2%
Technicians0.7%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma67.9%
Primary20.9%
Lower secondary7.7%
Upper secondary2.5%
DEUG or Licence0.9%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 2359.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 16068.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2681.7 per business
Public services: 73
Associations: 2in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce71.3%
Services22.5%
Industry3.1%
Construction3.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person78.8%
2 to 316.3%
4 to 92.5%
10 to 492.5%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later25.6%
2011–201959.4%
2001–20109.4%
1991–20003.1%
1981–19900.6%
1956–19801.9%
Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code: 02.113.05.19
As digits: 021130519
Slug: zegzel
Record: /api/communes/02.113.05.19.json
Boundary: /api/communes/02.113.05.19/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/02.113.05.19/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/02.113.05.19/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/02.113.05.19/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap: 2457838

In JavaScript

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