Ain Bou Ali

عين بوعلي

Rural commune in the cercle of Oulad Jemâa Lemta, province of Moulay Yacoub, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 12,354
Since 2014: +0.6%from 12,282 in 2014
Density: 79.7people per km², 155 km²
Households: 2,639
Foreign residents: 2
Rank: 574574th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 11 in its province

Next door in Fès, 99.4% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 0.0%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 3.1% to 47.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Mrizigue. In the labour force: 32.8% here, 32.0% there; higher education: 1.9% here, 2.1% there; can’t read or write: 43.2% here, 41.6% there.

Compare it with Mrizigue

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

36156

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Ain Bou Ali.

Ain Bou Ali +0.6%

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: 43.2%aged 10 and over56.3% in 201455.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 47.6%3.1% in 201447.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 32.8%aged 15 and over47.3% in 20142.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 90.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.56children per woman2.05 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 7.0%of people4.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average6.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 22.4%of settled households1.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ain Bou Ali: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	3.5%
2.5%	70–74	2.3%
2.8%	65–69	2.8%
3.5%	60–64	3.6%
4.1%	55–59	4.4%
5.0%	50–54	5.6%
5.8%	45–49	6.1%
6.8%	40–44	6.7%
6.7%	35–39	7.2%
7.5%	30–34	6.5%
6.7%	25–29	5.6%
8.1%	20–24	6.2%
9.2%	15–19	9.2%
9.7%	10–14	10.6%
9.8%	5–9	11.1%
9.1%	0–4	8.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija96.7%
Tarifit2.0%
Hassania0.3%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tamazight0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic100.0%
French21.8%
English5.0%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot58.1%
Doesn’t travel to work11.2%
Animal9.7%
Taxi7.9%
Private car3.7%
Informal transport3.2%
Bike or motorcycle2.9%
Bus2.3%
Employer’s transport1.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Another way0.0%

Can’t read or write: 56.3%aged 10 and over43.2% in 202471.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 3.1%47.6% in 202425.5% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 47.3%aged 15 and over32.8% in 20243.5% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 87.7%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.05children per woman2.56 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.3%of people7.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.0people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 1.4%of settled households22.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ain Bou Ali: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	2.3%
1.4%	70–74	1.6%
1.6%	65–69	1.5%
3.0%	60–64	3.2%
3.2%	55–59	2.8%
3.8%	50–54	4.3%
4.3%	45–49	4.8%
5.4%	40–44	5.6%
6.5%	35–39	6.6%
7.6%	30–34	8.2%
9.4%	25–29	8.8%
10.9%	20–24	9.8%
8.9%	15–19	9.3%
10.1%	10–14	9.7%
10.4%	5–9	10.6%
10.9%	0–4	10.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tarifit2.6%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French52.6%
Arabic only43.5%
Arabic, French and English3.5%
Other combinations0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot86.2%
Taxi4.9%
Not stated2.7%
Another way1.9%
Private car1.4%
Bus1.2%
Bike or motorcycle0.9%
Works at home0.4%
Train0.2%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood83.2%
Another province7.4%
No fixed place4.0%
Not stated2.6%
Another in the commune1.9%
Another commune0.5%
At home0.4%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour44.3%
Farming and fishing42.0%
Crafts and skilled trades5.0%
Labouring and small trades3.4%
Clerical work2.0%
Machine operating1.2%
Not classified1.0%
Trade and broking0.8%
Managers and senior professionals0.2%
Technicians0.1%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma81.1%
Primary16.1%
Lower secondary1.7%
Upper secondary0.8%
DEUG or Licence0.2%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 30224.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 9330.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1601.7 per business
Public services: 208
Associations: 1in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce52.7%
Services25.8%
Industry21.5%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person94.6%
2 to 33.2%
4 to 91.1%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over1.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later29.0%
2011–201935.5%
2001–201020.4%
1991–200012.9%
1981–19901.1%
1956–19801.1%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ain Bou Ali’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 63 douars in 6 fractions, with 12,354 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
عين ماردةAin Marda13 douars · 2,186 people
بئر الصوافBir Souaf	Dispersed	30	153	3.2	3.5	3.6
عين فنداسAin Fendes	Dispersed	16	78	—	—	—
حجر الرمانHjar Romane	Dispersed	31	138	2.2	3.2	3.2
السقليينEssakliine	Dispersed	23	101	—	—	—
سيدي الشافيSidi Chafi	Dispersed	22	128	—	—	—
أولاد بن هوكالOulad Ben Houkal	Dispersed	23	107	—	—	—
عين عذراءAin Adra	Dispersed	32	154	8.4	1.7	10.8
عين برقوقةAin Berkouka	Dispersed	45	220	8.6	1.5	9.6
سيدي امساهلSidi Msahel	Dispersed	95	396	9.8	1.9	24.3
عين لقصبAin Loqsab	Dispersed	49	227	6.2	1.9	7.3
جنان لوطاJnane Louta	Dispersed	45	241	5.6	2.4	6.6
عين السهريجAin Sarij	Dispersed	19	101	—	—	—
المزيبلةMzibla	Dispersed	33	142	5.2	3.5	5.8
كبكب 1Kebkb 19 douars · 2,375 people
عين السانية السفلىAin Sania Essoufla	Dispersed	67	264	1.5	2.7	2.1
ازليفةZlifa	Dispersed	36	173	1.0	1.8	12.9
گبگبGuebgueb	Dispersed	104	500	1.3	2.4	12.6
عين الرمانAin Ereommane	Grouped	23	95	—	—	—
بلعبداتBel Abdat	Dispersed	31	135	1.2	1.7	18.5
العزايبيةLaazaybiya	Dispersed	10	43	—	—	—
العريصةLaarisa	Dispersed	47	277	1.0	1.3	18.2
بن فيگيگBen Figuig	Dispersed	70	371	1.6	1.7	17.7
بياضةByada	Dispersed	103	517	1.0	2.2	10.9
عين بوعليAin Bou Ali6 douars · 1,193 people
بياتةBiyata	Dispersed	35	166	1.2	2.4	9.5
عين تافراوتAin Tafraout	Dispersed	25	130	—	—	—
عين المخانزةAin Mkhanza	Dispersed	63	294	1.0	1.7	8.4
عين السانية العلياAin Sania El Oulia	Dispersed	46	180	1.0	2.0	2.4
المروجLamrouj	Dispersed	63	301	1.0	2.2	12.5
عين الخنازرAin Lakhnazer	Dispersed	22	122	—	—	—
المكسمEl Mekousm13 douars · 2,192 people
عين الهايجAin El Hayj	Dispersed	70	356	1.2	3.3	13.6
أولاد علال بن قدورOulad Allal Ben Kaddour	Dispersed	37	168	2.4	2.5	17.2
خندق حمامKhandak Hammam	Dispersed	41	210	1.1	3.9	14.1
أولاد عليOulad Ali	Dispersed	40	197	1.0	1.7	7.6
أولاد الشوم الحمامشةOulad Chom Lahmamcha	Dispersed	13	51	—	—	—
المگسمEl Megousm	Dispersed	57	290	0.0	0.6	13.6
الكديةEl Koudya	Dispersed	28	160	—	—	—
العويافEl Oyaf	Dispersed	15	63	—	—	—
أولاد بلحسنOulad Belahsen	Dispersed	24	132	—	—	—
عقبة الصفصافAkbet Safsaf	Grouped	19	127	—	—	—
أولاد بن عبد القادرOulad Ben Abdelkader	Dispersed	40	186	0.0	0.0	14.0
سيدي علي شوشSidi Ali Chouch	Dispersed	36	192	0.0	0.9	14.1
التنانحةTnanha	Dispersed	14	60	—	—	—
سيدي مساهل 2Sidi Msahl 213 douars · 2,532 people
بودوياتBoudouayat	Dispersed	53	235	8.9	2.7	22.0
أولاد الدينOulad Eddine	Dispersed	92	437	2.1	2.7	19.4
ماردةMarda	Dispersed	8	37	—	—	—
سرارجةSrarja	Dispersed	40	189	1.5	3.1	17.3
لبطمLobtom	Dispersed	5	20	—	—	—
أولاد البرنوصيOulad Bernoussi	Dispersed	55	256	1.6	3.6	20.7
عزيب المراكشيAzib El Merakchi	Dispersed	28	119	—	—	—
بني تاتوBni Tatou	Dispersed	52	242	1.9	4.0	22.1
أولاد المنصوريOulad El Mansouri	Dispersed	135	563	2.9	3.0	21.2
القساريةEl Kissaria	Dispersed	11	52	—	—	—
أولاد المقدمOulad El Mokadem	Dispersed	53	241	0.7	1.8	20.9
اخنيسAkhniss	Dispersed	11	48	—	—	—
ظهر طكوكDhar Tekkouk	Dispersed	20	93	—	—	—
كبكب 2Kebkb 29 douars · 1,876 people
ظهر ماخوخDhar Makhoukh	Dispersed	101	442	2.1	3.9	6.5
الدورEddour	Dispersed	85	374	2.3	2.8	3.1
الحبالاتEl Hbalat	Dispersed	26	95	—	—	—
كدية زريKoudiat Zerri	Dispersed	7	33	—	—	—
أولاد صالحOulad Salah	Grouped	13	55	—	—	—
سيدي موسى الحاضيSidi Moussa Al Hadi	Dispersed	88	379	1.3	2.0	4.5
هوتة بن رحوHoutat Ben Rahou	Dispersed	44	211	3.0	3.5	4.7
بن سلاقة الكبرىBen Seaga El Koobra	Dispersed	37	141	1.4	2.7	5.4
بن سلاقة الصغرىBen Seaga Essghra	Dispersed	33	146	2.8	3.8	5.7

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: 03.591.05.01
As digits: 035910501
Slug: ain-bou-ali
Record: /api/communes/03.591.05.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.591.05.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.591.05.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.591.05.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.591.05.01/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.591.05.01/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.591.05.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2813704

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