Taounate

تاونات

Province in the région of Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
612,650
Since 2014
−7.5%
Households
147,051
Communes
49
Area
5,584 km²
El BibaneOudkaTaounateAin MediounaKissaneTafrantTaboudaSidi Yahia Bni ZeroualRhafsaiThar Es-SoukBni Ounjel TafraoutTameditBouhoudaGalazZrizerBouadelRghiouaFennassa Bab El HitSidi MokhfiKhlalfaAin MaatoufBni OulidRas El OuedTissaAin AichaEl BsabsaOulad DaoudBouaroussLouljaSidi El AbedBouchabelJbabraKaria Ba MohamedMoulay AbdelkrimMoulay BouchtaRhouaziSidi M'hamed Ben LahcenMessassaOutabouabaneAin LegdahOulad AyyadOued JemaaBni SnousMkansaOurtzarhMezraouaTimezganaRatbaSidi Haj M'hamed

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

Most populous
Taounate 39,114
Grew the most
Rhafsai +11.9%
Shrank the most
Tabouda −18.0%
Densest
Karia Ba Mohamed 2,909 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
39.7%aged 10 and over47.8% in 201451.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
20.0%11.3% in 201427.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
35.7%aged 15 and over45.6% in 20145.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.46children per woman2.32 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.6%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
22.9%of settled households17.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Taounate: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.4%75 and over3.8%
2.5%70–742.8%
3.3%65–693.3%
4.3%60–644.8%
4.4%55–594.6%
5.4%50–545.5%
6.1%45–495.9%
6.4%40–446.6%
6.5%35–396.7%
6.0%30–346.1%
5.5%25–295.4%
6.9%20–246.5%
9.6%15–199.1%
10.7%10–1410.5%
10.3%5–99.9%
8.7%0–48.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.5%
  • Tachelhit0.3%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French35.7%
  • English9.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot59.0%
  • Private car5.6%
  • Taxi3.9%
  • Employer’s transport2.2%
  • Bus1.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.2%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
28,766
Standing empty
19.2%11.2% vacant7.9% a second home
Precarious
11.0%1.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
79.4%89.6% on the water mains96.6% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
15.1%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house85.4%
  • Rural-type8.7%
  • Apartment1.9%
  • Slum or basic house1.8%
  • Traditional house1.1%
  • Villa0.5%
  • Other0.5%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years61.2%
  • 20 to 49 years33.9%
  • 50 years or more5.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
13,52022.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
8,29861.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
13,2051.6 per business
Public services
5,117
Associations
105in premises of their own
Weekly souks
34counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce53.3%
  • Services33.6%
  • Industry10.7%
  • Construction2.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person70.3%
  • 2 to 324.5%
  • 4 to 94.6%
  • 10 to 490.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later25.0%
  • 2011–201944.9%
  • 2001–201019.9%
  • 1991–20007.2%
  • 1981–19902.1%
  • 1956–19800.7%
  • Before 19560.1%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Taounateurban39,114+4.0%616
Bouhoudarural24,823−5.4%179
Ain Aicharural24,723−2.7%137
Mkansarural23,690+2.3%106
Karia Ba Mohamedurban20,859+11.2%2,909
Sidi M'hamed Ben Lahcenrural16,980−9.8%89.7
Rhouazirural16,405−9.3%88.7
Bouaroussrural16,329−10.0%122
Jbabrarural15,904−14.5%103
Galazrural15,201−12.3%101
Timezganarural15,191−6.1%137
Ain Mediounarural15,115−4.2%157
Ratbarural14,944−11.2%97.2
Khlalfarural14,340−2.3%134
Sidi Yahia Bni Zeroualrural14,284−7.6%152
Bouchabelrural13,767−14.4%101
Louljarural13,679−14.3%84.1
Taboudarural13,635−18.0%111
Ras El Ouedrural13,299−15.7%79.8
Ourtzarhrural13,256−7.8%82.1
Tafrantrural13,217−7.2%110
Moulay Bouchtarural12,554−12.5%65.3
Tameditrural12,252−16.5%49.3
Tissaurban12,096+8.1%1,121
Kissanerural11,763−12.2%87.7
Bouadelrural11,564−8.8%309
Sidi El Abedrural11,240−10.1%118
Oulad Daoudrural10,800−9.8%108
Ain Legdahrural10,598−7.2%56.2
Fennassa Bab El Hitrural10,285−9.6%95.1
Oulad Ayyadrural9,763+2.1%74.8
Bni Oulidrural8,967−13.1%71.4
Ain Maatoufrural8,639−14.5%85.9
Outabouabanerural8,560−13.2%71.9
Bni Snousrural8,479−3.8%53.5
Messassarural8,195−13.8%135
Sidi Mokhfirural7,915−9.1%86.6
Sidi Haj M'hamedrural7,880−15.5%150
Oued Jemaarural7,825−14.9%46.3
Mezraouarural7,712−7.3%91.5
Zrizerrural7,539−4.8%117
El Bsabsarural7,485−6.7%88.7
Oudkarural7,380−13.1%79.9
Rhafsaiurban7,117+11.9%839
Moulay Abdelkrimrural6,557−11.3%76.5
Bni Ounjel Tafraoutrural5,993−13.9%87.2
El Bibanerural5,853−7.1%136
Thar Es-Soukurban5,218+0.7%154
Rghiouarural3,666−13.1%92.5

In the data

Code
03.531
As digits
03531
Record
/api/provinces/03.531.json
Communes
/api/provinces/03.531/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/03.531/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/03.531/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/03.531/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/03.531/housing.json

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