Ait Yaazem

آيت يعزم

Rural commune in the cercle of Agourai, province of El Hajeb, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 16,912
Since 2014: +5.1%from 16,091 in 2014
Density: 114people per km², 147.7 km²
Households: 4,239
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 378378th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 16 in its province

Next door in Agourai, 96.9% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 28.6%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 37.0% to 67.4%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Skhour Rhamna. Darija: 99.0% here, 99.3% there; household size: 4.0 here, 4.2 there; read French: 48.7% here, 51.2% there.

Compare it with Skhour Rhamna

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

51025

How it changed

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

Ait Yaazem +5.1%

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: 35.5%aged 10 and over42.3% in 201446.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 22.4%12.1% in 201428.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.3%aged 15 and over46.9% in 20149.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 93.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.55children per woman2.59 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 7.8%of people5.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.0people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 67.4%of settled households37.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ait Yaazem: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	4.1%
2.2%	70–74	2.4%
3.7%	65–69	4.0%
5.3%	60–64	5.3%
5.6%	55–59	5.8%
6.6%	50–54	6.1%
6.1%	45–49	6.4%
6.5%	40–44	7.5%
6.6%	35–39	7.1%
6.1%	30–34	6.6%
6.3%	25–29	5.9%
6.5%	20–24	6.6%
8.6%	15–19	7.2%
9.9%	10–14	9.1%
9.5%	5–9	9.0%
7.7%	0–4	7.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.0%
Tamazight30.9%
Tachelhit5.2%
Tarifit2.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French48.7%
English8.4%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot37.3%
Employer’s transport20.3%
Doesn’t travel to work9.9%
Bike or motorcycle9.4%
Private car7.9%
Taxi6.4%
Bus4.7%
Informal transport2.7%
Another way1.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Animal0.0%

Can’t read or write: 42.3%aged 10 and over35.5% in 202455.0% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 12.1%22.4% in 202428.7% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.9%aged 15 and over38.3% in 202415.2% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.1%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.59children per woman1.55 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.7%of people7.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average4.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 37.0%of settled households67.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ait Yaazem: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	2.9%
1.7%	70–74	2.2%
1.5%	65–69	1.8%
2.8%	60–64	3.0%
4.2%	55–59	4.0%
5.5%	50–54	6.0%
6.3%	45–49	6.6%
7.3%	40–44	7.0%
7.1%	35–39	7.6%
7.6%	30–34	7.9%
8.0%	25–29	8.1%
8.7%	20–24	8.0%
8.9%	15–19	8.6%
8.3%	10–14	8.5%
8.8%	5–9	8.2%
10.6%	0–4	9.3%

Local languages used

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

Darija95.1%
Tamazight42.8%
Tarifit2.3%
Tachelhit1.6%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French52.0%
Arabic only37.1%
Arabic, French and English8.8%
Other combinations2.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot66.3%
Taxi8.5%
Bike or motorcycle5.1%
Private car4.2%
Bus4.0%
Not stated3.8%
Another way3.4%
Works at home2.6%
Employer’s transport2.1%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood67.5%
Another province9.0%
No fixed place6.8%
Another in the commune5.1%
Another commune4.3%
Not stated3.9%
At home2.6%
Somewhere else0.8%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour54.7%
Farming and fishing12.6%
Labouring and small trades9.2%
Crafts and skilled trades8.8%
Clerical work4.7%
Machine operating3.7%
Trade and broking3.2%
Not classified1.6%
Managers and senior professionals0.8%
Technicians0.6%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma67.8%
Primary23.1%
Lower secondary6.2%
Upper secondary2.2%
DEUG or Licence0.7%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 1,376
Standing empty: 13.2%6.9% vacant6.3% a second home
Precarious: 0.5%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 95.0%96.6% on the water mains96.9% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 1.9%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house98.5%
Traditional house0.5%
Other0.4%
Villa0.3%
Apartment0.1%
Slum or basic house0.1%
Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years97.5%
20 to 49 years2.3%
50 years or more0.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 24914.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 14056.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2992.1 per business
Public services: 103
Associations: 6in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce48.6%
Services34.3%
Industry8.6%
Construction8.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person78.6%
2 to 315.7%
4 to 93.6%
10 to 491.4%
50 and over0.7%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later64.3%
2011–201924.3%
2001–20105.7%
1991–20004.3%
1981–19901.4%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

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

Kantina

5,033

Douars

Ait Yaazem’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 26 douars in 6 fractions, with 11,879 people. Another 5,033 live in Kantina, its urban centre, which has no douars. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
ايت يعزم 2Ait Yaazem 23 douars · 2,234 people
إيݣورامنIguerramene	In parts	246	909	1.0	1.2	6.1
ايت عبد السلامAit Abdeslam	In parts	173	673	1.3	1.8	5.4
أيت ايكو أيت ميمونAit Ikkou Ait Mimoun	In parts	158	652	0.3	1.8	6.2
ايت يعزم 1Ait Yaazem 12 douars · 2,978 people
أيت سديAit Sidi	In parts	195	725	1.1	2.0	5.9
أيت اسعيد أوموسى بويدرAit Said Moussa Bouyder	In parts	603	2,253	1.2	1.9	4.9
إزرار عين الاولىAzrar Ain El Aoula3 douars · 1,811 people
أيت لمسافرAit Lamsafer	In parts	108	454	0.4	2.0	5.5
أيت اعلي اوداود قنطارAit Ali Aoudaoud Kantar	In parts	37	151	3.1	3.8	6.2
ازرار باواظريفAzrar Baouadrif	In parts	286	1,206	0.5	2.2	5.2
ايت يعزم 3Ait Yaazem 36 douars · 1,579 people
أيت مرغادAit Marghad	Grouped	123	467	0.1	1.0	1.2
أيت ابراهيمAit Brahim	Grouped	58	237	0.1	1.1	3.5
أيت عزوAit Azzou	Grouped	22	81	—	—	—
أيت بركينيAit Berakni	Grouped	19	66	—	—	—
التعاونية الكبيرة 1Coopérative Kebira 1	Grouped	82	404	1.0	1.0	7.0
التعاونية الكبيرة 2Coopérative Kebira 2	Grouped	78	324	1.0	1.1	5.0
ايت يعزم 4Ait Yaazem 410 douars · 3,255 people
تعاونبة الحرية 2Taaounba El Hariat 2	Grouped	54	214	1.0	1.6	6.9
ضيعة 1105Ferme 1105	Grouped	74	295	0.1	0.1	4.0
ضيعة 1103Ferme 1103	Grouped	77	301	0.0	2.0	6.0
ضيعة 1101Ferme 1101	Grouped	82	281	0.7	3.1	7.1
ضيعة 1102Ferme 1102	Grouped	73	280	0.9	1.0	8.0
ضيعة 1104Ferme 1104	Grouped	49	178	1.0	1.0	8.0
دوار أقنصارDouar Aknsar	Grouped	174	683	0.0	0.0	8.0
ضيعة 1117Ferme 1117	Grouped	6	20	—	—	—
تعاونبة الحسنيةTaaounba El Hsnia	In parts	227	903	0.8	0.9	9.1
تعاونية الحرية 1Coopérative El Hariat 1	Grouped	16	100	—	—	—
ايت يعزم المركزAit Yaazem Centre2 douars · 22 people
أيت يعزم المركزAit Yaazem Centre	Grouped	2	10	—	—	—
التعاونية النبويةCoopérative Ennbouia	Grouped	4	12	—	—	—

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: 03.171.03.03
As digits: 031710303
Slug: ait-yaazem
Record: /api/communes/03.171.03.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.171.03.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.171.03.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.171.03.03/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/communes/03.171.03.03/housing.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.171.03.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.171.03.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.171.03.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2808105

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