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

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%
More census figures

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%
  • Doesn’t travel to work8.7%
  • Employer’s transport8.2%
  • Bus2.3%
  • Informal transport1.9%
  • Train1.5%
  • Animal0.8%
  • Another way0.5%
  • Tram0.1%

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
More dwelling figures

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
More business figures

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%

Douars

Benslimane’s rural communes hold 169 douars, with 124,591 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée
10.5 km51.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège
8.3 km32.4% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre
7.7 km29.2% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road
1.2 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school
2.7 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

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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