Ait Ikkou

آيت إيكو

Rural commune in the cercle of Oulmes, province of Khémisset, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024
8,179
Since 2014
−7.7%from 8,865 in 2014
Density
26.4people per km², 309.8 km²
Households
2,311
Rank
887887th most populous of 1,503 communes20th of 35 in its province

Next door in Houderrane, 51.9% of households have running water. Here, it’s 17.7%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 30.8% to 71.5%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Rouadi. Running water: 17.7% here, 23.4% there; Darija: 62.0% here, 54.3% there; unemployment: 31.4% here, 28.2% there.

Compare it with Rouadi

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Ait Ikkou −7.7%

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
50.2%aged 10 and over60.1% in 201461.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
31.4%8.1% in 201440.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
23.9%aged 15 and over47.9% in 20142.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
87.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.15children per woman2.04 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.5%of people7.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
17.7%of settled households17.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ait Ikkou: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.8%75 and over6.0%
4.2%70–744.7%
5.2%65–694.3%
5.0%60–646.1%
5.1%55–595.3%
6.9%50–546.1%
7.0%45–496.9%
6.8%40–447.1%
6.0%35–396.8%
5.6%30–345.0%
4.4%25–294.3%
5.3%20–246.0%
9.3%15–197.8%
10.1%10–149.9%
8.1%5–97.4%
6.3%0–46.2%

Local languages used

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

  • Tamazight75.9%
  • Darija62.0%
  • Tachelhit4.6%
  • Tarifit0.4%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic89.0%
  • French46.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh11.1%
  • English10.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot53.3%
  • Doesn’t travel to work30.8%
  • Taxi5.5%
  • Animal4.6%
  • Employer’s transport2.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.1%
  • Bus1.0%
  • Private car0.9%
  • Informal transport0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
11814.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
6454.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
991.5 per business
Public services
53
Associations
1in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce40.6%
  • Services32.8%
  • Industry26.6%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person57.8%
  • 2 to 339.1%
  • 4 to 93.1%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later31.3%
  • 2011–201943.8%
  • 2001–201014.1%
  • 1991–20007.8%
  • 1981–19901.6%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19561.6%

Figures that stand out

The figures where this commune stands furthest from others, with its neighbours and 2014 beside each one.

The share of literate people who read and write Arabic is 89.0%, among the lowest 1% of communes of 5,000 people or more.

Estimate from a sample

Across 6 of the 7 communes it borders, the median is 99.6%. Bouqachmir is furthest from it, at 99.8%.

The share of workers who are employers is 13.1%, among the highest 1% of communes of 5,000 people or more.

Estimate from a sample

Across 6 of the 7 communes it borders, the median is 0.7%. Bouqachmir is furthest from it, at 0.3%.

Among rural communes of 5,000 to 20,000 people, it's in the top 1%.

The share of households living in a basic house or a slum is 32.4%, among the highest 1% of communes of 5,000 people or more.

Estimate from a sample

Across 6 of the 7 communes it borders, the median is 9.8%. Majmaa Tolba is furthest from it, at 5.0%.

In 2014 it was 11.1%. Across Morocco, the fall was one point.

Among rural communes of 5,000 to 20,000 people, it's in the top 1%.

How these are picked

Douars

Ait Ikkou’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 21 douars in 5 fractions, with 8,179 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
ايت حنو عدي سيدي لحسنAit Hnou Addi Sidi Lahcen2 douars · 1,926 people
أيت حنو عديAit Hnou AddiIn parts3631,1932.13.09.0
سيدي لحسنSidi LahsenIn parts1847336.76.223.3
ايت عياش ايت عفيAit Ayach Ait Afi3 douars · 1,877 people
ايت عياشAit AyachIn parts1595672.93.77.6
أيت عفيAit AfiIn parts2408271.53.15.6
أيت حمو إيديرAit Hammou IderIn parts1264830.82.414.2
ايت ايخلفAit Aykhlef4 douars · 908 people
ايت مومنAit MoumeneIn parts842800.84.424.4
ايت خلوAit KhellouIn parts572091.83.919.1
ايت بن بوزيانAit Ben BouzianeIn parts511950.32.916.8
ايت الختيرAit Al KhatirIn parts662241.64.320.8
ايت الزبير ايت يكوAit Ezzbir Ait Ykou6 douars · 1,287 people
بن يازغةBen YazghaDispersed381900.32.318.8
ايت العسريAit El AsriDispersed1004110.52.626.2
ايت الخياطAit LkhayatDispersed421360.23.215.0
ايت حقيAit HaqqiDispersed351260.81.927.6
ايت بلعيدAit BelaidDispersed311080.62.816.0
ايت حمو قسوAit Hammou Ou QassouDispersed883160.32.618.1
ايت اومناصفAit Oumnacef6 douars · 2,181 people
ايت اعضىAit AdaDispersed441411.83.310.6
ايت بوحسينAit Bouhou HcineDispersed361402.34.815.1
ايت عبد اللهAit AbdallahDispersed1451———
ايت مباركAit MbarekDispersed601952.04.37.0
لحرارLahrarDispersed421362.32.78.2
مركز السبتCentre SebtGrouped4511,5180.00.30.3

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
04.291.05.03
As digits
042910503
Slug
ait-ikkou
OpenStreetMap
2808313
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ait-ikkou");

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