Tiznit

تيزنيت

Province in the région of Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024
198,542
Since 2014
−4.3%
Households
57,811
Communes
25
Area
5,090 km²
Arbaa SahelSidi BouabdelliBounaamaneTnine AglouReggadaTiznitEl Maader El KabirArbaa RasmoukaOuijjaneTighmiTnine AdayAnziArbaa Ait AhmedTizoughraneIrigh N'tahalaAmmelneTafraout El MouloudTafraoutTassrirtTarsouatAfella IghirAit OuafqaAit IssafenIda Ou GougmarSidi Ahmed Ou Moussa

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

Most populous
Tiznit 86,595
Grew the most
Tiznit +15.9%
Shrank the most
Tafraout El Mouloud −37.1%
Densest
Tiznit 1,265 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
30.9%aged 10 and over35.9% in 201443.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
22.5%18.3% in 201432.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
34.2%aged 15 and over36.2% in 201410.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.74children per woman1.88 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.4%of people7.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.4people on average4.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
84.4%of settled households69.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tiznit: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
6.1%75 and over7.0%
3.9%70–743.7%
4.4%65–694.4%
5.2%60–645.9%
5.7%55–596.4%
6.4%50–546.7%
6.5%45–497.0%
6.3%40–447.1%
6.0%35–396.5%
5.7%30–345.9%
4.9%25–295.1%
6.2%20–245.9%
8.1%15–197.3%
9.5%10–148.4%
8.9%5–97.4%
6.1%0–45.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit90.8%
  • Darija58.6%
  • Tamazight0.8%
  • Hassania0.4%
  • Tarifit0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.8%
  • French63.8%
  • English24.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh4.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot32.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle23.6%
  • Private car15.9%
  • Employer’s transport6.6%
  • Taxi5.4%
  • Bus3.6%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
37,860
Standing empty
33.8%15.8% vacant18.0% a second home
Precarious
0.6%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
85.1%95.7% on the water mains94.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.0%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house85.1%
  • Apartment10.8%
  • Traditional house1.8%
  • Villa1.7%
  • Other0.4%
  • Rural-type0.2%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years56.2%
  • 20 to 49 years40.2%
  • 50 years or more3.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
11,71259.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
7,33962.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
12,3421.7 per business
Public services
3,695
Associations
678in premises of their own
Weekly souks
18counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce55.2%
  • Services26.0%
  • Industry12.3%
  • Construction6.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person75.9%
  • 2 to 318.8%
  • 4 to 94.1%
  • 10 to 491.2%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later27.4%
  • 2011–201938.5%
  • 2001–201017.1%
  • 1991–20009.3%
  • 1981–19904.7%
  • 1956–19803.0%
  • Before 19560.1%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Tizniturban86,595+15.9%1,265
Reggadarural12,521−5.7%34.4
Tnine Aglourural9,950−2.8%30.1
Bounaamanerural8,932−13.4%47.2
Arbaa Sahelrural8,820−17.6%38.9
Anzirural6,199−19.1%55.5
Tafraouturban6,124−3.5%93.5
El Maader El Kabirrural6,009−12.7%22.9
Tighmirural5,492−14.1%34.5
Arbaa Rasmoukarural4,620−22.5%15.3
Sidi Bouabdellirural4,610−19.9%42.8
Ida Ou Gougmarrural4,250−26.6%37.7
Ouijjanerural4,079−17.4%17.1
Arbaa Ait Ahmedrural3,918−25.5%19.4
Tizoughranerural3,725−21.9%16.4
Ait Ouafqarural3,376−19.8%11.2
Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussarural3,339−9.2%19.7
Ammelnerural2,782−22.8%11.9
Ait Issafenrural2,497−24.2%22.2
Afella Ighirrural2,446−17.7%4.2
Tafraout El Mouloudrural2,014−37.1%35.3
Tarsouatrural2,001−15.8%9.9
Tnine Adayrural1,696−10.9%27
Irigh N'tahalarural1,417−10.2%12.4
Tassrirtrural1,130−27.3%3.9

In the data

Code
09.581
As digits
09581
Record
/api/provinces/09.581.json
Communes
/api/provinces/09.581/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/09.581/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/09.581/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/09.581/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/09.581/housing.json

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