Ouezzane

وزان

Province in the région of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 274,577
Since 2014: −8.7%
Households: 74,896
Communes: 17
Area: 2,142 km²

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

Most populous: Ouezzane 57,737
Grew the most: Lamjaara +1.8%
Shrank the most: Sidi Ahmed Cherif −17.4%
Densest: Ouezzane 3,002 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: 33.6%aged 10 and over39.2% in 201445.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 29.6%13.0% in 201436.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.3%aged 15 and over45.8% in 20148.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.96children per woman2.05 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 8.0%of people6.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.6people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 35.3%of settled households31.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ouezzane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.7%	75 and over	4.6%
2.9%	70–74	3.2%
3.9%	65–69	3.8%
5.0%	60–64	5.3%
4.6%	55–59	5.0%
5.7%	50–54	5.6%
6.3%	45–49	6.3%
7.1%	40–44	7.1%
7.1%	35–39	7.4%
6.4%	30–34	6.5%
5.3%	25–29	5.2%
6.6%	20–24	6.6%
9.4%	15–19	8.9%
9.9%	10–14	9.2%
8.8%	5–9	8.4%
7.1%	0–4	6.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.2%
Tachelhit0.4%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French42.1%
English12.4%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot61.6%
Doesn’t travel to work8.1%
Animal6.7%
Private car6.5%
Taxi5.0%
Informal transport4.8%
Employer’s transport3.1%
Bike or motorcycle1.5%
Bus1.5%
Another way0.9%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 39.2%aged 10 and over33.6% in 202453.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 13.0%29.6% in 202422.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.8%aged 15 and over34.3% in 202419.4% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 96.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.05children per woman1.96 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.8%of people8.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.4people on average3.6 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 31.4%of settled households35.3% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ouezzane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.4%	75 and over	3.2%
2.0%	70–74	2.4%
1.9%	65–69	2.0%
3.2%	60–64	3.6%
3.8%	55–59	3.7%
5.0%	50–54	5.2%
4.5%	45–49	4.9%
5.7%	40–44	5.6%
6.3%	35–39	6.3%
7.2%	30–34	7.3%
8.0%	25–29	8.7%
9.6%	20–24	9.1%
9.8%	15–19	9.4%
10.6%	10–14	10.4%
9.6%	5–9	9.3%
9.5%	0–4	9.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit0.3%
Tamazight0.2%
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 French47.4%
Arabic only38.0%
Arabic, French and English13.6%
Other combinations1.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot80.2%
Taxi5.3%
Private car2.9%
Not stated2.9%
Another way2.8%
Bus2.7%
Works at home1.7%
Bike or motorcycle0.6%
Employer’s transport0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood68.1%
Another in the commune10.0%
No fixed place8.4%
Another province5.2%
Another commune3.4%
Not stated2.9%
At home1.7%
Somewhere else0.4%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing32.8%
Farm and fishing labour28.0%
Crafts and skilled trades11.4%
Labouring and small trades8.6%
Clerical work6.9%
Trade and broking4.8%
Managers and senior professionals3.4%
Machine operating2.2%
Technicians1.0%
Not classified1.0%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma65.1%
Primary19.7%
Lower secondary9.5%
Upper secondary3.7%
DEUG or Licence1.7%
Master’s or doctorate0.3%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 25,255
Standing empty: 19.4%11.0% vacant8.4% a second home
Precarious: 6.7%0.9% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 91.3%95.5% on the water mains96.8% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 8.4%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house73.8%
Traditional house9.7%
Apartment8.9%
Rural-type5.1%
Villa1.0%
Slum or basic house0.9%
Other0.6%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years52.9%
20 to 49 years37.1%
50 years or more10.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 7,81128.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 5,43369.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 8,3831.5 per business
Public services: 2,261
Associations: 117in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 16counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce51.1%
Services28.5%
Industry17.7%
Construction2.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person72.9%
2 to 323.1%
4 to 93.3%
10 to 490.7%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later22.6%
2011–201948.2%
2001–201017.0%
1991–20006.9%
1981–19902.3%
1956–19802.6%
Before 19560.3%

Douars

Ouezzane’s rural communes hold 509 douars, with 197,964 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée: 9.6 km40.6% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège: 8.1 km26.6% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre: 8.3 km31.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road: 1.5 km1.6% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school: 1.7 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

Communes

Commune	Type	Population, 2024	Since 2014	Per km²
Ouezzane	urban	57,737	−3.1%	3,002
Zoumi	rural	36,573	−10.1%	125
Lamjaara	rural	19,162	+1.8%	203
Sidi Redouane	rural	17,903	−6.6%	154
Masmouda	rural	14,594	−9.4%	101
Kalaat Bouqorra	rural	13,999	−13.4%	129
Bni Quolla	rural	13,551	−15.6%	72.9
Zghira	rural	13,415	−13.5%	233
Ouannana	rural	12,123	−5.3%	163
Teroual	rural	11,673	−7.5%	189
Asjen	rural	11,479	−12.6%	66.4
Ain Beida	rural	10,368	−13.4%	46.8
Sidi Bousber	rural	9,671	−8.1%	150
Moqrissat	rural	9,413	−10.7%	42.6
Brikcha	rural	8,777	−15.6%	61.4
Sidi Ahmed Cherif	rural	7,913	−17.4%	115
Mzefroune	rural	6,226	−10.7%	65.3

In the data

Code: 01.405
As digits: 01405
Record: /api/provinces/01.405.json
Communes: /api/provinces/01.405/communes/page/1.json
Boundary: /api/provinces/01.405/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/provinces/01.405/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/provinces/01.405/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/provinces/01.405/housing.json

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