Boulemane

بولمان

Province in the région of Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 205,411
Since 2014: +4.0%
Households: 48,509
Communes: 21
Area: 14,088 km²

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

Most populous: Fritissa 29,594
Grew the most: Outat El Haj +26.2%
Shrank the most: Oulad Ali Youssef −37.1%
Densest: Boulemane 3,633 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: 34.9%aged 10 and over42.1% in 201445.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 27.4%13.8% in 201437.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 33.8%aged 15 and over43.0% in 20147.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 94.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.24children per woman2.38 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average5.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 79.0%of settled households65.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Boulemane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.1%	75 and over	3.6%
2.7%	70–74	2.7%
3.1%	65–69	3.1%
3.8%	60–64	4.3%
4.2%	55–59	4.3%
5.5%	50–54	5.5%
6.0%	45–49	6.0%
6.4%	40–44	6.7%
6.5%	35–39	7.1%
6.2%	30–34	6.8%
5.9%	25–29	6.4%
6.8%	20–24	7.1%
9.4%	15–19	8.6%
10.9%	10–14	10.2%
10.5%	5–9	9.5%
8.9%	0–4	7.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija92.2%
Tamazight37.3%
Tachelhit8.0%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.4%
French52.7%
English16.9%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot64.9%
Bike or motorcycle8.2%
Doesn’t travel to work8.0%
Private car6.9%
Employer’s transport4.1%
Informal transport2.3%
Bus1.9%
Taxi1.7%
Animal1.1%
Another way0.7%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 42.1%aged 10 and over34.9% in 202455.2% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 13.8%27.4% in 202430.1% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.0%aged 15 and over33.8% in 202415.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 91.4%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.38children per woman2.24 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people5.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.0people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 65.9%of settled households79.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Boulemane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	2.8%
1.7%	70–74	2.0%
2.0%	65–69	1.9%
3.2%	60–64	3.2%
3.7%	55–59	3.5%
4.3%	50–54	4.8%
4.6%	45–49	5.0%
6.1%	40–44	6.1%
6.4%	35–39	6.8%
7.0%	30–34	7.6%
7.3%	25–29	8.5%
8.7%	20–24	8.8%
10.1%	15–19	9.2%
10.7%	10–14	9.7%
10.4%	5–9	9.7%
11.1%	0–4	10.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija89.0%
Tamazight46.5%
Tachelhit1.4%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French46.0%
Arabic only30.6%
Arabic, French and English15.6%
Other combinations7.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot74.0%
Bus6.6%
Bike or motorcycle4.2%
Private car4.2%
Not stated3.3%
Another way2.9%
Taxi1.8%
Employer’s transport1.8%
Works at home1.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood58.1%
Another in the commune13.8%
No fixed place9.8%
Another province7.7%
Another commune5.2%
Not stated3.2%
At home1.2%
Somewhere else1.1%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour26.1%
Farming and fishing23.2%
Labouring and small trades14.4%
Crafts and skilled trades12.7%
Clerical work9.3%
Managers and senior professionals4.5%
Trade and broking4.5%
Machine operating2.7%
Technicians1.6%
Not classified1.1%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma63.8%
Primary20.2%
Lower secondary9.2%
Upper secondary4.4%
DEUG or Licence2.1%
Master’s or doctorate0.3%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 23,159
Standing empty: 21.1%14.2% vacant6.9% a second home
Precarious: 6.5%4.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 71.5%94.0% on the water mains93.8% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 8.2%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house88.9%
Slum or basic house4.8%
Apartment2.5%
Traditional house1.3%
Rural-type1.3%
Villa0.8%
Other0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years43.3%
20 to 49 years54.9%
50 years or more1.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 5,24125.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 4,17879.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 5,9701.4 per business
Public services: 991
Associations: 72in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 10counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce59.7%
Services25.7%
Industry12.0%
Construction2.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person76.1%
2 to 320.5%
4 to 92.8%
10 to 490.6%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later28.7%
2011–201945.4%
2001–201012.9%
1991–20008.8%
1981–19901.3%
1956–19802.8%
Before 19560.1%

Douars

Boulemane’s rural communes hold 390 douars, with 129,313 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée: 13.1 km41.3% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège: 11.5 km37.5% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre: 10.4 km32.5% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road: 1.5 km2.2% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school: 2.9 km2.7% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

Communes

Commune	Type	Population, 2024	Since 2014	Per km²
Fritissa	rural	29,594	+0.5%	15.7
Missour	urban	28,408	+11.0%	3,150
Guigou	rural	24,677	+14.2%	30.2
Outat El Haj	urban	20,673	+26.2%	2,286
Tissaf	rural	11,615	+14.0%	4.1
Ksabi-Moulouya	rural	10,471	−1.4%	14.3
Sidi Boutayeb	rural	9,969	+1.5%	10.9
Ermila	rural	8,333	+8.4%	10.9
Skoura M'daz	rural	8,297	−2.0%	24.9
Enjil	rural	7,984	−4.5%	4.5
El Orjane	rural	7,706	−0.4%	17.2
Boulemane	urban	6,761	−4.8%	3,633
Ouizeght	rural	5,430	−5.5%	5.5
El Mers	rural	4,887	−5.1%	12.7
Imouzzer Marmoucha	urban	4,676	+11.0%	1,410
Serghina	rural	3,567	−4.8%	7.6
Oulad Ali Youssef	rural	3,279	−37.1%	5.8
Talzemt	rural	2,701	−14.5%	9.8
Ait Bazza	rural	2,397	−18.9%	8.4
Almis Marmoucha	rural	2,292	−6.9%	4.9
Ait El Mane	rural	1,694	−12.1%	13.9

In the data

Code: 03.131
As digits: 03131
Record: /api/provinces/03.131.json
Communes: /api/provinces/03.131/communes/page/1.json
Boundary: /api/provinces/03.131/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/provinces/03.131/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/provinces/03.131/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/provinces/03.131/housing.json

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