El Hajeb

الحاجب

Province in the région of Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
267,156
Since 2014
+8.2%
Households
66,258
Communes
16
Area
2,148 km²

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

Most populous
El Hajeb 41,359
Grew the most
El Hajeb +17.2%
Shrank the most
Ait Ouikhalfen −15.3%
Densest
Ain Taoujdate 6,258 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
30.8%aged 10 and over37.6% in 201440.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
20.1%12.2% in 201430.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.7%aged 15 and over46.3% in 201411.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.12children per woman2.19 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.7%of people5.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.0people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
74.0%of settled households59.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

El Hajeb: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.7%75 and over3.2%
2.4%70–742.3%
3.3%65–693.3%
4.8%60–644.9%
4.9%55–595.1%
6.0%50–545.9%
6.4%45–496.7%
7.0%40–447.4%
6.6%35–397.2%
6.3%30–346.9%
5.9%25–296.2%
7.0%20–246.9%
8.6%15–198.0%
10.4%10–149.5%
9.7%5–99.1%
8.0%0–47.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.5%
  • Tamazight19.1%
  • Tachelhit6.3%
  • Tarifit3.7%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French56.5%
  • English13.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot48.4%
  • Employer’s transport13.8%
  • Private car9.7%
  • Doesn’t travel to work8.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.0%
  • Taxi4.3%
  • Informal transport3.4%
  • Bus2.3%
  • Another way1.2%
  • Animal0.4%
  • Train0.3%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
42,270
Standing empty
18.7%9.1% vacant9.5% a second home
Precarious
3.7%2.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
91.9%92.9% on the water mains97.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
5.0%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house86.6%
  • Apartment6.7%
  • Slum or basic house2.2%
  • Traditional house1.6%
  • Villa1.4%
  • Rural-type0.8%
  • Other0.7%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years62.3%
  • 20 to 49 years34.2%
  • 50 years or more3.5%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
7,21927.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5,92482.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
11,2331.9 per business
Public services
1,068
Associations
227in premises of their own
Weekly souks
8counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce55.4%
  • Services29.6%
  • Industry10.2%
  • Construction4.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person69.9%
  • 2 to 325.0%
  • 4 to 93.8%
  • 10 to 491.1%
  • 50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.5%
  • 2011–201934.8%
  • 2001–201012.4%
  • 1991–20007.4%
  • 1981–19901.2%
  • 1956–19803.1%
  • Before 19560.6%

Douars

El Hajeb’s rural communes hold 263 douars, with 125,040 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée
9.3 km40.1% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège
6.5 km17.4% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre
6.5 km15.9% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road
1.0 km0.1% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school
2.0 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
El Hajeburban41,359+17.2%3,939
Ain Taoujdateurban33,055+16.9%6,258
Laqsirrural32,377+1.1%144
Sabaa Aiyounurban28,736+9.4%628
Ait Boubidmanerural22,780+16.8%283
Agouraiurban19,158+15.1%1,756
Ait Yaazemrural16,912+5.1%114
Bititrural15,241+6.5%156
Ait Harz Allahrural13,604+0.4%95.4
Iqaddarrural8,774+0.2%46.7
Ait Bourzouinerural7,906−4.6%27.2
Jahjouhrural7,867+5.1%54.7
Ras Ijerrirural6,707+3.2%158
Ait Naamanerural5,857−7.1%24.9
Tamchachaterural3,562−7.1%15.3
Ait Ouikhalfenrural3,261−15.3%13.1

In the data

Code
03.171
As digits
03171
Record
/api/provinces/03.171.json
Communes
/api/provinces/03.171/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/03.171/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/03.171/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/03.171/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/03.171/housing.json

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