Ait Amira

آيت عميرة

Urban commune in the province of Chtouka-Aït Baha, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024
113,236
Since 2014
+47.7%from 76,646 in 2014
Density
641people per km², 176.8 km²
Households
30,592
Foreign residents
4,578
Rank
3737th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 22 in its province

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 84.0% to 97.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: El Ouatia. Household size: 3.7 here, 3.5 there; unemployment: 12.0% here, 11.1% there; running water: 98.6% here, 93.9% there.

Compare it with El Ouatia

One of 50 communes where at least 0.5% of residents are foreign.

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

87052

Villages and hamlets

Adouz, Affouzer, Aghoraiss, Agram, Aït Addi, Aït Imi Lfleh, Aït Messaoud, Aït Ou Cheikh, Anou El Jedid, Bakhir, El Arbi, El Ftaih, El Kharbt, El Rjila, Ghzala, Ibidarn, Oukhrib Ou Allal, Swalem, Tadouar Ou Azgaou, Tadouart Igourram, Ti Lhaj Atmane, Tidazine, Tin 'Allal, Tin 'Amara, Tin Cherfa, Tin Gried, Tin Hafi, Tine Addi, Tine Ahmed, Tine Ahmed Ou Ali, Tine Aït Bounouch, Tine Aït Brahim, Tine Aït Kourri, Tine Bachir, Tine Hakar, Tine Hssaïne, Tine Lbou, Tine Lhaj Ali, Tine Lhaj Mbarek, Tine Mohamed Ou Mohand, Tine Taleb Salem, Tou Hammou, Tou Slimane, Touammal, Toudraoui, Tougurrih, Touzaikou, Zmel

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Ait Amira.

Ait Amira +47.7%

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
31.5%aged 10 and over40.7% in 201441.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
12.0%7.0% in 201412.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
56.5%aged 15 and over60.6% in 201430.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.31children per woman2.43 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.9%of people3.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.6%of settled households91.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ait Amira: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.2%75 and over1.4%
1.1%70–741.1%
1.5%65–691.4%
2.5%60–642.6%
2.9%55–593.1%
4.8%50–544.6%
6.3%45–496.3%
7.6%40–448.2%
7.8%35–398.4%
8.1%30–348.7%
8.3%25–297.6%
9.0%20–247.9%
9.2%15–198.5%
10.4%10–1410.2%
10.4%5–910.6%
9.1%0–49.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija85.9%
  • Tachelhit40.1%
  • Tamazight12.5%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic94.2%
  • French54.8%
  • English13.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Employer’s transport50.6%
  • On foot18.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle15.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work6.3%
  • Private car4.6%
  • Taxi1.9%
  • Bus1.5%
  • Another way0.9%
  • Informal transport0.8%
  • Animal0.2%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
21,528
Standing empty
11.4%8.7% vacant2.8% a second home
Precarious
2.1%1.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
7.6%96.9% on the water mains94.9% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
4.2%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house94.7%
  • Apartment1.8%
  • Slum or basic house1.3%
  • Traditional house1.2%
  • Other0.7%
  • Villa0.2%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years87.1%
  • 20 to 49 years12.2%
  • 50 years or more0.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2,89425.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2,62590.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
3,8691.5 per business
Public services
166
Associations
103in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce61.9%
  • Services23.0%
  • Industry14.1%
  • Construction1.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.9%
  • 2 to 322.1%
  • 4 to 92.5%
  • 10 to 490.4%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later58.3%
  • 2011–201931.7%
  • 2001–20107.2%
  • 1991–20002.1%
  • 1981–19900.5%
  • 1956–19800.2%
  • Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Ait Amira78,163

Douars

The villages and hamlets of Ait Amira’s rural part, as the 2024 census counted them: 38 douars in 8 fractions, with 35,035 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
أيت إعزة الرجيلةAit Iza El Rjila13 douars · 7,269 people
تين الشرفاءTine ChorfaGrouped1413681.52.14.6
الفتايحEl FtaihGrouped943560.90.811.6
تدوارت أوزكاوTadouart AouzkaouIn parts823270.95.58.8
تدوارت إكرامنTadouart IgourramenGrouped1123990.81.15.0
تين بن كرايشTine Ben OugrechIn parts2411,0100.30.613.8
أدوز نهمو مباركAdouz Nhmou MbarekGrouped351292.82.96.1
تين أيت براهيمTine Ait BrahimIn parts2717210.71.46.5
أفوزارAfouzarIn parts1575140.81.54.5
تين ݣريدTin GriedGrouped725———
تدوارت نحمادTadouart NahmadGrouped391461.47.020.0
الرجيلةArrjilaIn parts5562,0600.82.06.8
تين حافيTine HafiGrouped1776421.60.811.4
الزملZmelDispersed1395720.91.19.5
أيت إعزة علالAit Izat Allal16 douars · 11,986 people
توعمالTouammalGrouped2541,0780.00.71.5
أوخريب علالOukhrib Ou AllalGrouped5552,1850.41.91.1
توعديToudiGrouped722590.12.11.5
تين الحاج مباركTine Lhaj MbarekGrouped3491,3510.51.13.9
تين عديTin AadiGrouped6712,6190.31.02.8
تين الطالب سالمTine Taleb SalemIn parts3341,2260.21.26.8
إبيضارنIbidarnGrouped732590.32.94.0
تين الحاج عليTine Lhaj AliIn parts1374200.33.05.6
تين المداراتTine El MdaratDispersed762054.34.87.4
أيت مسعودAït MessaoudIn parts1434510.21.15.1
أنو الجديدAnou El JadidIn parts3071,1040.10.71.0
توضراويTou DraouiGrouped752730.00.53.8
تين احماد أوعليTine Hmad Ou AliGrouped371367.05.76.4
تين هكارTine HakarGrouped2374———
تواسليمانTou SlimaneIn parts481774.94.98.4
تيدازينTidazineDispersed501691.34.19.6
الخربة سيدي الطيبEl Kharba Sidi Ettaieb1 douar · 103 people
الخربة سيدي الطيبEl Kharba Sidi EttaiebIn parts28103———
باخيرBakhir3 douars · 10,720 people
باخيرBakhirIn parts1,2424,9750.31.13.8
توزايكوTouzaikouGrouped1585541.01.03.2
أغريسGherisIn parts1,2725,1910.31.96.3
غزالةGhazala2 douars · 4,718 people
غزالةGhazalaIn parts722450.61.34.5
السوالمEssouallemGrouped1,1734,4730.10.36.7
أكرام المرابطينAgram Al Mrabtine1 douar · 112 people
أكرام المرابطينAgram Al MrabtineIn parts371122.13.86.6
أكرام الدبزةAgram Eddebza1 douar · 80 people
أكرام الدبزةAgram EddebzaIn parts35801.13.76.7
الشوك اجداعChouk Ajda1 douar · 47 people
الشوك اجداعChouk AjdaIn parts1147———

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
09.163.01.01
As digits
091630101
Slug
ait-amira
OpenStreetMap
2832937
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ait-amira");

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