Assa-Zag

آسا-الزاك

Province in the région of Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
53,298
Since 2014
+20.8%
Households
6,297
Communes
7
Area
21,296 km²
Aouint YghomaneAouint LahnaAssaTouizguiZagAl MahbassLabouirat

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

Most populous
Al Mahbass 19,139
Grew the most
Al Mahbass +354.8%
Shrank the most
Zag −62.7%
Densest
Assa 333 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
27.7%aged 10 and over36.8% in 201436.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
49.3%41.4% in 201470.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.1%aged 15 and over40.8% in 201419.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.17children per woman2.57 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.5%of people4.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.5people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
92.1%of settled households90.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Assa-Zag: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.1%75 and over2.6%
2.0%70–741.9%
3.0%65–692.4%
3.6%60–643.2%
4.0%55–593.9%
5.2%50–545.5%
5.4%45–495.7%
6.1%40–447.3%
6.7%35–398.1%
7.9%30–348.3%
7.6%25–298.0%
7.8%20–248.3%
9.1%15–198.1%
10.3%10–149.1%
10.3%5–99.2%
8.9%0–48.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija83.7%
  • Hassania63.8%
  • Tachelhit16.0%
  • Tamazight3.1%
  • Tarifit0.2%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French53.8%
  • English17.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot55.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle16.6%
  • Private car9.7%
  • Employer’s transport5.7%
  • Taxi5.3%
  • Bus0.8%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
5,581
Standing empty
18.9%11.2% vacant7.7% a second home
Precarious
0.4%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
95.2%98.6% on the water mains98.4% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
0.6%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house97.6%
  • Traditional house1.6%
  • Villa0.2%
  • Apartment0.2%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%
  • Rural-type0.1%
  • Other0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years69.3%
  • 20 to 49 years30.1%
  • 50 years or more0.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1,35125.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1,00974.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,5671.6 per business
Public services
284
Associations
58in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce61.6%
  • Services24.5%
  • Industry12.2%
  • Construction1.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.6%
  • 2 to 320.3%
  • 4 to 94.3%
  • 10 to 490.8%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later45.1%
  • 2011–201936.2%
  • 2001–20109.8%
  • 1991–20006.0%
  • 1981–19902.1%
  • 1956–19800.8%
  • Before 19560.0%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Al Mahbassrural19,139+354.8%4.4
Assaurban15,601+7.1%333
Touizguirural6,787+35.2%3.1
Zagurban4,756−62.7%1.4
Aouint Yghomanerural3,370+10.8%3
Aouint Lahnarural2,588+8.2%2.4
Labouiratrural1,057−50.3%0.1

In the data

Code
10.071
As digits
10071
Record
/api/provinces/10.071.json
Communes
/api/provinces/10.071/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/10.071/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/10.071/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/10.071/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/10.071/housing.json

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