Al Hoceima

الحسيمة

Province in the région of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 371,527
Since 2014: −7.0%
Households: 89,181
Communes: 36
Area: 3,549 km²

Its communes, shaded by density. Each one has a page.

Most populous: Al Hoceima 50,225
Grew the most: Izemmouren +23.5%
Shrank the most: Chakrane −30.6%
Densest: Al Hoceima 3,227 people per km²

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write: 32.5%aged 10 and over39.3% in 201443.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 24.6%16.3% in 201430.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.3%aged 15 and over47.6% in 201410.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.29children per woman2.24 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.4%of people5.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.1people on average5.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 51.2%of settled households44.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Al Hoceima: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.6%	75 and over	3.1%
2.2%	70–74	2.5%
3.4%	65–69	3.7%
4.3%	60–64	5.3%
4.2%	55–59	5.1%
5.0%	50–54	5.6%
5.6%	45–49	5.8%
7.1%	40–44	6.6%
7.8%	35–39	7.2%
7.9%	30–34	7.2%
7.3%	25–29	6.9%
7.0%	20–24	6.7%
7.5%	15–19	7.4%
9.6%	10–14	9.3%
10.1%	5–9	9.6%
8.5%	0–4	8.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija73.9%
Tarifit53.6%
Tamazight2.1%
Tachelhit1.2%
Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.1%
French44.0%
English12.9%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot59.9%
Private car11.4%
Taxi8.1%
Bike or motorcycle3.7%
Employer’s transport2.4%
Bus0.9%

Can’t read or write: 39.3%aged 10 and over32.5% in 202452.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.3%24.6% in 202429.9% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 47.6%aged 15 and over38.3% in 202418.2% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.5%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.24children per woman2.29 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.7%of people6.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.0people on average4.1 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 44.8%of settled households51.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Al Hoceima: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.5%	75 and over	2.5%
1.5%	70–74	1.8%
1.5%	65–69	1.7%
2.5%	60–64	2.9%
3.8%	55–59	3.9%
4.7%	50–54	5.3%
4.8%	45–49	5.6%
5.6%	40–44	6.0%
6.3%	35–39	6.6%
8.4%	30–34	7.7%
10.0%	25–29	9.2%
10.4%	20–24	9.8%
10.1%	15–19	10.0%
9.2%	10–14	8.9%
8.4%	5–9	8.2%
10.3%	0–4	9.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija74.8%
Tarifit63.3%
Tachelhit4.4%
Tamazight0.7%
Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only38.2%
Arabic and French36.6%
Other combinations15.3%
Arabic, French and English9.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot76.2%
Taxi8.1%
Private car6.0%
Bike or motorcycle1.6%
Bus1.5%
Employer’s transport0.7%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood63.9%
Another in the commune14.6%
No fixed place8.7%
Another commune6.8%
Another province1.4%
At home1.1%
Somewhere else0.4%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour27.4%
Farming and fishing27.0%
Crafts and skilled trades12.0%
Labouring and small trades9.6%
Clerical work9.1%
Trade and broking5.3%
Managers and senior professionals4.1%
Machine operating2.7%
Technicians1.6%
Not classified1.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma67.5%
Primary18.5%
Lower secondary7.4%
Upper secondary4.0%
DEUG or Licence2.1%
Master’s or doctorate0.4%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 66,837
Standing empty: 47.0%10.7% vacant36.3% a second home
Precarious: 1.0%0.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 91.6%95.3% on the water mains97.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 2.2%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house75.7%
Apartment21.5%
Villa1.0%
Traditional house0.9%
Other0.4%
Slum or basic house0.3%
Rural-type0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years75.2%
20 to 49 years23.5%
50 years or more1.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 11,72731.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 8,95876.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 16,9081.9 per business
Public services: 2,606
Associations: 163in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 25counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce52.9%
Services33.1%
Industry9.4%
Construction4.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person58.8%
2 to 334.1%
4 to 96.2%
10 to 490.9%
50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later23.4%
2011–201938.8%
2001–201020.1%
1991–20008.6%
1981–19904.6%
1956–19804.1%
Before 19560.4%

Communes

Commune	Type	Population, 2024	Since 2014	Per km²
Al Hoceima	urban	50,225	−11.4%	3,227
Imzouren	urban	34,848	+2.9%	2,309
Abdelghaya Souahel	rural	24,435	−5.4%	108
Bni Bouayach	urban	20,013	+9.5%	926
Issaguen	rural	17,834	+4.3%	132
Ketama	rural	16,690	−3.8%	146
Targuist	urban	14,638	+9.3%	2,566
Ait Youssef Ou Ali	rural	13,830	+9.1%	222
Tamsaout	rural	12,856	−6.2%	177
Moulay Ahmed Cherif	rural	9,357	−4.2%	102
Bni Bouchibet	rural	8,909	−1.4%	97.3
Sidi Boutmim	rural	8,462	−15.3%	68.8
Bni Boufrah	rural	8,401	−13.0%	54.5
Ait Kamra	rural	8,269	+7.6%	95.7
Senada	rural	8,059	−12.2%	52.4
Bni Gmil	rural	7,752	−18.5%	55.2
Nekkour	rural	7,721	−13.9%	85
Bni Ahmed Imoukzan	rural	7,580	−16.6%	90.8
Bni Gmil Maksouline	rural	7,214	−24.8%	64.5
Imrabten	rural	6,983	−19.9%	69.9
Rouadi	rural	6,858	−3.8%	37.1
Bni Bounsar	rural	6,498	−15.2%	48.2
Izemmouren	rural	6,365	+23.5%	81.4
Ajdir	urban	5,630	+6.0%	368
Zarkt	rural	5,601	−16.3%	53.6
Bni Ammart	rural	5,583	−16.1%	40.5
Bni Bchir	rural	5,401	−17.3%	45.9
Bni Abdellah	rural	4,939	−17.5%	37.2
Bni Hadifa	rural	4,723	−15.6%	62.4
Louta	rural	4,408	−0.5%	142
Zaouiat Sidi Abdelkader	rural	4,150	−23.9%	31.8
Taghzout	rural	4,116	−19.8%	77.9
Arbaa Taourirt	rural	3,799	−26.8%	32
Tifarouine	rural	3,318	−21.6%	49.6
Chakrane	rural	3,306	−30.6%	19.1
Sidi Bouzineb	rural	2,756	−25.7%	28.6

In the data

Code: 01.051
As digits: 01051
Record: /api/provinces/01.051.json
Communes: /api/provinces/01.051/communes/page/1.json
Boundary: /api/provinces/01.051/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/provinces/01.051/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/provinces/01.051/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/provinces/01.051/housing.json

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