Ait Majden

آيت ماجدن

Rural commune in the cercle of Oultana, province of Azilal, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024: 18,538
Since 2014: +5.5%from 17,572 in 2014
Density: 123people per km², 150.3 km²
Households: 3,851
Rank: 340340th most populous of 1,503 communes8th of 44 in its province

Next door in Sour El Aaz, 13.9% of those who can read also read French. Here, it’s 49.7%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 54.6% to 98.0%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Tighedouine. Darija: 39.8% here, 45.6% there; running water: 98.0% here, 88.3% there; can’t read or write: 43.1% here, 42.6% there.

Compare it with Tighedouine

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

22303

How it changed

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

Ait Majden +5.5%

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: 43.1%aged 10 and over51.1% in 201455.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 9.2%5.1% in 20149.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.6%aged 15 and over41.4% in 20142.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.67children per woman2.75 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.6%of people5.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.8people on average5.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 98.0%of settled households54.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ait Majden: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	3.4%
3.0%	70–74	2.4%
3.7%	65–69	3.3%
4.0%	60–64	4.6%
3.7%	55–59	4.3%
4.2%	50–54	4.4%
4.9%	45–49	5.1%
6.4%	40–44	6.5%
7.1%	35–39	7.0%
7.2%	30–34	7.2%
7.0%	25–29	6.5%
7.4%	20–24	6.6%
9.3%	15–19	9.0%
11.1%	10–14	10.9%
9.6%	5–9	10.2%
8.4%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Tachelhit67.8%
Darija39.8%
Tamazight33.1%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic97.8%
French49.7%
English8.0%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot34.2%
Doesn’t travel to work27.1%
Bus25.6%
Bike or motorcycle4.3%
Private car3.0%
Another way2.3%
Taxi2.2%
Informal transport1.0%
Employer’s transport0.3%
Animal0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 51.1%aged 10 and over43.1% in 202466.0% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 5.1%9.2% in 202432.1% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.4%aged 15 and over34.6% in 20242.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 91.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.75children per woman2.67 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.7%of people5.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.9people on average4.8 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 54.6%of settled households98.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ait Majden: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	2.5%
1.5%	70–74	2.1%
1.8%	65–69	1.7%
3.3%	60–64	3.3%
3.9%	55–59	3.6%
4.5%	50–54	5.0%
4.1%	45–49	4.7%
4.7%	40–44	5.5%
5.3%	35–39	5.7%
7.5%	30–34	7.2%
9.0%	25–29	8.1%
9.7%	20–24	8.9%
9.2%	15–19	9.6%
10.3%	10–14	10.2%
10.3%	5–9	9.8%
12.1%	0–4	12.0%

Local languages used

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

Tachelhit86.5%
Darija40.5%
Tamazight11.4%
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 only56.3%
Arabic and French37.9%
Arabic, French and English5.1%
Other combinations0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot70.5%
Bus20.3%
Not stated2.6%
Taxi2.0%
Private car1.5%
Bike or motorcycle1.4%
Another way1.2%
Works at home0.3%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood38.6%
No fixed place27.5%
Another province25.0%
Another commune3.7%
Not stated2.5%
Another in the commune1.9%
Somewhere else0.6%
At home0.3%

What people did

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

Labouring and small trades38.1%
Crafts and skilled trades22.7%
Farming and fishing21.4%
Farm and fishing labour6.4%
Clerical work4.2%
Trade and broking2.7%
Managers and senior professionals1.7%
Machine operating1.3%
Not classified0.8%
Technicians0.7%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma77.0%
Primary15.2%
Lower secondary4.6%
Upper secondary2.0%
DEUG or Licence1.2%
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: 44123.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 26059.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 6122.4 per business
Public services: 147
Associations: 34in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce42.3%
Industry35.4%
Services14.2%
Construction8.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person68.1%
2 to 330.8%
4 to 90.4%
10 to 490.4%
50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later32.3%
2011–201944.2%
2001–201011.2%
1991–20007.3%
1981–19902.7%
1956–19801.2%
Before 19561.2%

Douars

Ait Majden’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 49 douars in 5 fractions, with 18,448 people. 90 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
أيت ماجدنAit Majden9 douars · 1,911 people
تلانسداTana n'Sda	Grouped	20	101	—	—	—
أزنيكAzinig	Grouped	21	81	—	—	—
إغرم نوبركةIghram-n-ou-Barka	Grouped	48	194	2.2	2.2	2.2
إغرم نحميدوشIghram-n-Hmidouch	Grouped	38	136	1.3	1.8	1.7
تغيرت نفنانTighirt Nfnane	Grouped	93	359	1.0	2.5	2.5
مومناسنMoumnassene	Grouped	101	386	1.0	1.2	2.2
إݣاديونIgadiouine	Grouped	58	222	6.5	1.2	9.7
أمزاوروAmzaourou	Grouped	72	268	7.3	2.6	10.3
أيت المقدمAit Lemqaddem	In parts	43	164	1.6	2.3	2.2
كرولKroul9 douars · 3,539 people
تيمدݣايزينTimdgayzine	Grouped	56	242	0.0	0.1	7.5
أرݣArg	Grouped	74	290	0.1	0.2	6.2
تيزكيTizgui	Grouped	95	486	0.7	0.9	5.1
ثلاث نيرولTalat-n-Irwal	Grouped	85	434	1.0	3.9	4.3
إخشانIkhachane	Grouped	94	382	5.2	5.3	6.0
أيت بولمانAït Boulmane	Grouped	75	366	0.8	4.3	4.6
ايت سعيدAït Said	In parts	67	263	6.7	1.9	10.5
إكوردانIgourdane	Grouped	52	210	7.2	2.1	14.4
مايݣوMaygou	In parts	180	866	5.1	5.9	12.8
ايت صالحAit Salah12 douars · 7,684 people
أيت بن حمادAit Ben Ahmed	Grouped	57	281	2.3	2.2	12.9
إغرم نوكتوIghrem Nouktou	In parts	106	598	2.9	1.6	15.8
تيصغرينTisgharane	In parts	144	759	0.7	1.9	10.0
أموكزAmouguez	In parts	140	694	1.0	1.8	8.1
تخومنيتTakhoumanit	Grouped	159	900	1.2	2.0	9.0
تالوينTaliowne	Dispersed	173	1,100	1.2	2.1	7.5
تينفدينTinfidine	Grouped	129	757	0.1	0.3	1.0
تزغت نايت صالحTizaghte N'ait Salah	Grouped	85	507	0.1	0.3	10.8
تغروطTaghrout	Grouped	27	160	—	—	—
واريدOuarid	In parts	249	1,197	0.4	1.0	5.0
أيت حدافةAit Hdafa	Grouped	37	161	0.0	0.0	6.0
تيغولا نايت صالحTighoula N'ait Salah	In parts	103	570	4.9	7.3	15.5
تساوتTassaout9 douars · 1,557 people
أيت إفرخانAit Iferkhane	Grouped	102	458	7.0	0.5	15.0
أيت عقاAit Akka	Grouped	67	339	7.1	0.7	9.3
إحنݣاݣIhangag	Grouped	20	76	—	—	—
أيت مخلوفAit Makhlouf	Grouped	8	34	—	—	—
أيت احساينAit Hssaine	Grouped	9	39	—	—	—
تناݣامتTanagamt	Grouped	44	190	5.0	0.5	5.0
إزيامنIzyamane	Grouped	46	183	4.3	0.6	4.5
تيغولا نايت تساوتTighoula N'ait Tassaout	Grouped	26	135	—	—	—
أيت فاسكاAït Faska	Grouped	24	103	—	—	—
الخضرLakhdar10 douars · 3,757 people
تعينيت 2Tainit 2	Grouped	444	2,098	1.0	1.8	1.8
إحربيلنIhir Bilene	Grouped	57	247	1.1	2.0	2.0
واويزغتOuaouizert	Grouped	138	673	1.1	1.1	1.3
أدوزAdouz	Grouped	41	173	1.1	1.1	1.4
إسيلIssil	Grouped	27	116	—	—	—
أيت بادوAït Badou	Grouped	41	161	3.4	4.0	5.7
إمهراضImehrad	Grouped	35	139	3.0	3.0	3.0
تيزي نتنيكتTizi-n-Tanikt	Grouped	22	77	—	—	—
أيت عبد اللهAit Abdellah	Grouped	14	55	—	—	—
ݣلزيمتGalzimt	Grouped	5	18	—	—	—

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: 05.081.15.03
As digits: 050811503
Slug: ait-majden
Record: /api/communes/05.081.15.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/05.081.15.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/05.081.15.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/05.081.15.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/05.081.15.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/05.081.15.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/05.081.15.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2887266

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