Benslimane

بنسليمان

Province in the région of Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
279,517
Since 2014
+19.9%
Households
69,353
Communes
15
Area
2,449 km²
FdalateSidi BettacheBir EnnasrMoualine El OuedRdadna Oulad MalekAhlafOulad Ali ToualaaBenslimaneOulad Yahya LoutaZiaidaMellilaEl MansouriaBouznikaCharrateAin Tizgha

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

Most populous
Benslimane 67,317
Grew the most
Bouznika +49.6%
Shrank the most
Bir Ennasr −12.3%
Densest
Benslimane 1,136 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
24.3%aged 10 and over32.2% in 201431.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
18.9%15.9% in 201424.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
41.6%aged 15 and over48.4% in 201415.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.91children per woman2.35 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.1%of people4.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.0people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
65.4%of settled households48.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Benslimane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.7%75 and over3.5%
2.6%70–742.4%
3.6%65–693.3%
4.7%60–644.8%
4.6%55–594.7%
5.6%50–545.5%
6.3%45–496.0%
7.1%40–446.9%
7.1%35–397.3%
7.0%30–347.6%
6.5%25–297.2%
6.9%20–247.2%
8.0%15–197.6%
9.6%10–149.3%
9.5%5–99.2%
8.2%0–47.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.0%
  • Tachelhit3.2%
  • Tamazight1.3%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.5%
  • French58.3%
  • English20.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot34.5%
  • Private car17.6%
  • Taxi13.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle10.8%
  • Employer’s transport8.2%
  • Bus2.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
90,340
Standing empty
56.8%18.6% vacant38.2% a second home
Precarious
5.8%4.7% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
79.4%93.7% on the water mains95.8% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
11.0%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment54.4%
  • Modern house32.9%
  • Villa5.2%
  • Slum or basic house4.7%
  • Traditional house1.7%
  • Rural-type0.9%
  • Other0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years78.2%
  • 20 to 49 years19.5%
  • 50 years or more2.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
6,28622.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5,53888.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
22,6314.1 per business
Public services
637
Associations
111in premises of their own
Weekly souks
9counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce49.2%
  • Services34.3%
  • Industry13.6%
  • Construction2.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person56.9%
  • 2 to 331.5%
  • 4 to 97.7%
  • 10 to 493.2%
  • 50 and over0.8%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later39.1%
  • 2011–201932.9%
  • 2001–201015.6%
  • 1991–20006.9%
  • 1981–19902.9%
  • 1956–19802.3%
  • Before 19560.4%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Benslimaneurban67,317+17.9%1,136
Bouznikaurban55,722+49.6%502
El Mansouriaurban29,139+46.8%379
Ain Tizgharural21,248+35.4%74.4
Mellilarural15,692+4.1%78.2
Ziaidarural14,092−3.4%53.1
Fdalaterural12,700+6.1%94.1
Ahlafrural12,116+5.8%36.8
Charraterural11,266+15.5%150
Oulad Yahya Loutarural9,612+1.9%73.4
Moualine El Ouedrural9,117−0.1%64.1
Sidi Bettacherural7,595+9.6%34.4
Oulad Ali Toualaarural5,475−0.5%82.3
Bir Ennasrrural4,256−12.3%15.2
Rdadna Oulad Malekrural4,170−8.6%59.4

In the data

Code
06.111
As digits
06111
Record
/api/provinces/06.111.json
Communes
/api/provinces/06.111/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/06.111/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/06.111/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/06.111/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/06.111/housing.json

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