Aarab Sebbah Ziz

عرب صباح زيز

Rural commune in the cercle of Arfoud, province of Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024: 20,538
Since 2014: +7.0%from 19,192 in 2014
Density: 18.8people per km², 1,092.8 km²
Households: 3,771
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 297297th most populous of 1,503 communes5th of 29 in its province

Next door in Arfoud, 93.9% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 6.4%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 70.9% to 95.4%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Rmilat. Household size: 5.4 here, 5.4 there; aged 0 to 14: 32.3% here, 32.4% there; unemployment: 12.4% here, 10.8% there.

Compare it with Rmilat

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

Bordering communes

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Aarab Sebbah Ziz.

Aarab Sebbah Ziz +7.0%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write: 19.7%aged 10 and over27.9% in 201427.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 12.4%7.8% in 201437.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 33.1%aged 15 and over39.2% in 20143.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 93.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.16children per woman2.83 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.9%of people5.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 5.4people on average6.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 95.4%of settled households70.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Aarab Sebbah Ziz: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.5%	75 and over	2.2%
2.1%	70–74	1.9%
2.9%	65–69	2.6%
3.3%	60–64	3.8%
3.3%	55–59	3.5%
4.7%	50–54	5.0%
6.3%	45–49	5.7%
7.0%	40–44	7.2%
5.9%	35–39	6.5%
6.7%	30–34	6.5%
6.1%	25–29	5.9%
7.1%	20–24	7.5%
9.4%	15–19	9.9%
12.4%	10–14	11.9%
11.1%	5–9	10.8%
9.1%	0–4	9.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija95.5%
Tachelhit1.0%
Tamazight0.3%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.6%
French30.2%
English8.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle52.2%
On foot24.9%
Doesn’t travel to work6.9%
Bus4.3%
Another way3.5%
Private car2.9%
Employer’s transport2.0%
Taxi1.7%
Informal transport0.9%
Animal0.7%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 27.9%aged 10 and over19.7% in 202442.9% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.8%12.4% in 202454.9% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.2%aged 15 and over33.1% in 20242.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 97.3%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.83children per woman2.16 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.4%of people4.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.7people on average5.4 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 70.9%of settled households95.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Aarab Sebbah Ziz: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	2.0%
1.4%	70–74	1.7%
1.6%	65–69	1.9%
2.9%	60–64	3.1%
3.3%	55–59	3.1%
3.9%	50–54	4.5%
3.8%	45–49	4.2%
5.6%	40–44	5.7%
7.2%	35–39	6.7%
8.4%	30–34	8.3%
7.8%	25–29	7.8%
10.3%	20–24	8.9%
9.0%	15–19	8.4%
10.2%	10–14	10.2%
9.9%	5–9	11.1%
12.1%	0–4	12.5%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit0.5%
Tamazight0.4%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only56.1%
Arabic and French35.0%
Arabic, French and English8.5%
Other combinations0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle52.6%
Bus20.2%
On foot16.2%
Another way2.7%
Taxi2.6%
Private car2.5%
Not stated2.2%
Works at home0.5%
Employer’s transport0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Another commune32.7%
Their own neighbourhood23.0%
No fixed place21.7%
Another province16.5%
Another in the commune3.3%
Not stated2.2%
At home0.5%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

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

Labouring and small trades48.4%
Crafts and skilled trades21.0%
Farming and fishing7.7%
Clerical work7.6%
Trade and broking4.5%
Farm and fishing labour4.5%
Managers and senior professionals2.4%
Machine operating1.8%
Technicians1.5%
Not classified0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma60.5%
Primary27.4%
Lower secondary7.4%
Upper secondary2.6%
DEUG or Licence1.9%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 24011.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 13757.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 5934.3 per business
Public services: 91
Associations: 12in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce65.0%
Services21.9%
Industry7.3%
Construction5.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person75.9%
2 to 38.8%
4 to 97.3%
10 to 495.8%
50 and over2.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later42.3%
2011–201935.0%
2001–201012.4%
1991–20004.4%
1981–19904.4%
1956–19801.5%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Aarab Sebbah Ziz’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 31 douars in 6 fractions, with 20,538 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
المعاضيدEl Maadid5 douars · 5,812 people
قصر لعبادلةKsar Laabadla	Grouped	395	2,183	0.2	0.9	2.8
قصر لبروجKsar Labrouje	Grouped	53	283	0.0	0.0	12.7
قصر المكابرKsar Lamkaber	Grouped	293	1,493	0.0	0.4	0.9
قصر القصيرةKsar Laksiar	Grouped	37	176	0.0	0.8	2.5
قصر لمحريكةKsar Lamhrika	Grouped	300	1,677	0.2	0.4	4.7
أولاد معطلة الفوقانيةOulad Maatalla Fouqania5 douars · 3,562 people
قصر قصبة بن اعليKsar Kasba Ben Ali	Grouped	284	1,431	0.0	1.3	4.1
أولاد الطالبOulad Taleb	Grouped	39	212	0.0	1.1	5.0
قصر شلالفةKsar Chlalfa	Grouped	63	282	0.0	1.4	5.0
قصر اللحاينKsar El Haine	Grouped	85	422	0.0	1.1	5.0
قصر اهبيباتKsar Lahbibat	Grouped	206	1,215	0.0	1.0	6.0
أولاد معطلة التحتانيةOulad Maatalla Tahtania6 douars · 2,870 people
قصر أولاد معطلةKsar Oulad Maatalla	Grouped	134	644	0.8	0.5	3.1
قصر أولاد امباركKsar Oulad Mbarek	Grouped	100	504	0.4	0.2	2.2
قصر مولاي ابراهيمKsar Moulay Brahim	Grouped	134	908	1.8	0.1	4.0
قصر الحساسنةKsar El Hasasna	Grouped	68	377	0.0	0.0	4.0
قصر الخندقKsar El Khandak	Grouped	43	253	0.2	0.8	4.0
قصر دار المسعوديةKsar Dar El Msaoudia	Grouped	33	184	0.3	1.0	7.9
أولاد بنعيسى الفوقانيةOulad Benaissa Fouqania8 douars · 3,807 people
قصر أولاد عليKsar Oulad Ali	Grouped	283	1,523	0.3	1.9	4.6
قصر اولاد عقبةKsar Oulad Ouqba	Grouped	131	566	1.5	2.6	5.0
قصر الشياحنةKsar Chyahna	Grouped	124	694	0.0	0.9	5.1
قصر كساكيسKsar Kssakiss	Grouped	34	175	0.0	1.0	5.0
قصر سكورةKsar Skoura	Grouped	10	50	—	—	—
قصر الشرفةKsar Chorfa	Grouped	14	52	—	—	—
قصر قصبة بن لحسنKsar Kasba Ben Lahcen	Grouped	52	319	0.0	0.0	4.7
قصر ولاد ابحرKsar Oulad Abahr	Grouped	89	428	0.2	1.4	4.3
اولاد الزهرةOulad Zohra2 douars · 1,544 people
قصر اولاد الزهرة القديمKsar Oulad Zohra Kdim	Grouped	182	1,138	0.0	0.2	0.6
قصر اولاد الزهرة الجديدKsar Oulad Zohra Jdid	Grouped	81	406	0.2	0.2	1.3
أولاد بنعيسى التحتانيةOulad Benaissa Tahtania5 douars · 2,943 people
قصر أولاد الهاشميKsar Oulad El Hachmi	Grouped	46	216	0.0	0.1	2.2
قصر ارزيقاتKsar Arzikat	Grouped	45	253	0.0	0.2	2.0
قصر اولاد عبد النبيKsar Oulad Abdennebi	Grouped	39	310	0.0	1.4	3.2
قصر اولاد مولودKsar Oulad Mouloud	Grouped	54	280	0.1	1.3	4.7
قصر اولاد بوزيانKsar Oulad Bouziane	Grouped	320	1,884	0.0	1.3	2.1

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code

Code: 08.201.03.03
As digits: 082010303
Slug: aarab-sebbah-ziz
Record: /api/communes/08.201.03.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/08.201.03.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/08.201.03.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/08.201.03.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/08.201.03.03/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/08.201.03.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2884804

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