Al Ouidane

الويدان

Rural commune in the cercle of Al Ouidane, préfecture of Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 37,450
Since 2014: +32.8%from 28,194 in 2014
Density: 375people per km², 99.8 km²
Households: 8,887
Foreign residents: 280
Rank: 139139th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 15 in its préfecture

Next door in Marrakech, 97.7% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 8.8%.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Khnichet. Aged 65 and over: 7.2% here, 7.0% there; unemployment: 14.7% here, 14.6% there; running water: 94.5% here, 89.7% there.

Compare it with Khnichet

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

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

41103

How it changed

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

Al Ouidane +32.8%

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: 27.0%aged 10 and over36.5% in 201433.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 14.7%11.5% in 201419.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 40.6%aged 15 and over48.0% in 20147.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.27children per woman2.39 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.1%of people4.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 94.5%of settled households94.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Al Ouidane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.1%	75 and over	2.6%
2.0%	70–74	2.1%
3.0%	65–69	2.5%
3.9%	60–64	3.8%
4.1%	55–59	3.9%
5.2%	50–54	5.2%
6.5%	45–49	6.2%
6.9%	40–44	7.1%
7.0%	35–39	6.9%
7.0%	30–34	7.6%
6.6%	25–29	7.1%
6.8%	20–24	7.4%
8.8%	15–19	8.3%
10.6%	10–14	10.4%
10.4%	5–9	10.0%
9.1%	0–4	8.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.0%
Tachelhit13.9%
Tamazight1.3%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic98.7%
French43.3%
English11.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle55.7%
On foot19.0%
Bus8.5%
Private car6.6%
Doesn’t travel to work4.9%
Employer’s transport2.6%
Taxi1.7%
Informal transport0.6%
Animal0.2%
Another way0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 36.5%aged 10 and over27.0% in 202446.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.5%14.7% in 202427.7% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 48.0%aged 15 and over40.6% in 202414.6% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 96.4%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.39children per woman2.27 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.2%of people4.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 94.6%of settled households94.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Al Ouidane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.9%	75 and over	1.8%
1.2%	70–74	1.3%
1.5%	65–69	1.5%
3.0%	60–64	2.7%
3.6%	55–59	3.2%
4.7%	50–54	4.6%
5.2%	45–49	4.9%
6.9%	40–44	6.3%
8.0%	35–39	7.6%
7.2%	30–34	8.6%
7.9%	25–29	8.5%
8.5%	20–24	9.0%
8.6%	15–19	8.2%
9.0%	10–14	9.2%
10.5%	5–9	10.5%
12.2%	0–4	12.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.1%
Tachelhit14.0%
Tamazight0.8%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French48.2%
Arabic only38.5%
Arabic, French and English10.3%
Other combinations3.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle41.7%
On foot26.5%
Bus10.1%
Works at home6.8%
Private car6.1%
Not stated5.2%
Another way1.7%
Taxi1.3%
Employer’s transport0.5%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood30.7%
No fixed place22.4%
Another commune21.6%
Another in the commune9.2%
At home6.8%
Not stated5.2%
Another province3.0%
Somewhere else1.1%

What people did

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

Crafts and skilled trades29.4%
Labouring and small trades19.5%
Farm and fishing labour14.7%
Clerical work13.9%
Farming and fishing7.6%
Trade and broking5.6%
Machine operating4.1%
Managers and senior professionals2.2%
Not classified1.7%
Technicians1.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma62.7%
Primary23.6%
Lower secondary8.5%
Upper secondary3.5%
DEUG or Licence1.3%
Master’s or doctorate0.4%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 79721.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 68185.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2,1943.2 per business
Public services: 97
Associations: 19in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce57.1%
Services22.5%
Industry14.7%
Construction5.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person62.3%
2 to 326.7%
4 to 97.3%
10 to 492.9%
50 and over0.7%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later46.4%
2011–201938.8%
2001–201010.1%
1991–20003.5%
1981–19900.4%
1956–19800.6%
Before 19560.1%

Douars

Al Ouidane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 58 douars in 5 fractions, with 37,448 people. 2 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
المحمديةMohammadia9 douars · 6,570 people
تالبورجتTalbourjt	Grouped	46	150	0.0	1.6	4.4
المحمدية اعزيب القايدLamhamdia Azib El Caid	Dispersed	248	951	0.8	0.9	5.0
المحمدية الصغيرةLamhamdia Sghira	Dispersed	111	461	1.0	2.6	8.4
المحمدية السابعةMohammadia Essabaa	Dispersed	713	3,011	0.9	2.9	5.4
المحمدية ربط السمارMohammadia Rbet Smmar	Dispersed	6	21	—	—	—
السويكيةSouiguia	Dispersed	178	787	1.0	3.8	4.0
رقوانRaqouane	In parts	56	261	2.1	2.1	4.1
الشريفة بوسيالةEcchrifat Boussyala	Dispersed	16	38	—	—	—
الفردي الفوقانيEl Ferdi Fougani	Grouped	211	890	1.0	2.9	4.0
اللواثة الغربيةEllouata Gharbia7 douars · 9,069 people
اولاد ازبير اولاد كرومOulad Zbir Oulad Karroum	In parts	470	2,065	0.3	1.4	5.2
المحمديين بودريعLamhamdiyine Boudria	Grouped	19	71	—	—	—
الشعيباتChaibate	In parts	415	1,896	0.9	1.8	4.0
البكارةAl Baggara	In parts	581	2,386	0.8	1.4	1.4
الجلودJloud	Grouped	162	656	0.8	3.7	2.6
دوار بلاDouar Bella	Dispersed	320	1,287	0.9	2.2	1.4
كزولة الركبةGzoula Ragaba	In parts	169	708	1.0	1.2	1.2
اللواثة الشرقيةEllouata Charqia16 douars · 8,348 people
ايت سي حمو السانيةAit Si Hammou Sania	In parts	50	223	1.7	1.4	4.5
ايت الدروشAit Driouch	Dispersed	77	361	1.2	1.7	3.1
الشويطرChouitare	In parts	372	1,482	0.9	1.5	2.4
ايت لحمادAit Lahmad	Dispersed	256	1,077	1.0	1.0	2.9
اولاد الكرنOulad Al Garne	Grouped	322	1,261	1.1	1.2	5.1
اولاد زبير الركوبةOulad Zbir Errkouba	Grouped	75	316	3.0	3.1	6.7
تيبيجاتTibbijjate	Grouped	8	33	—	—	—
تاكلالوتTaglalout	Grouped	22	99	—	—	—
تيكوتار اولاد املولTikoutar Oulad Imloul	Dispersed	81	358	1.1	2.9	5.7
تيكوتار اولاد حريرTikoutar Oulad Harir	Grouped	31	143	1.0	2.9	5.2
تيكوتار اولاد هموTikoutar Oulad Hammou	Grouped	29	112	—	—	—
اولاد زبير الكحيليينOulad Zbir El Khiliine	Dispersed	122	524	1.2	2.2	8.1
الخميلاتLakhmilat	In parts	237	1,088	1.4	1.7	7.3
لكصارLeksour	Grouped	118	541	1.2	1.9	5.4
الجديواتJdiouate	Grouped	60	271	1.0	2.0	5.0
الفيضEl Fayd	Dispersed	98	459	1.7	2.6	8.3
باب الأطلسBab Atlas18 douars · 3,440 people
تعبارت بوعبولةTaabart Bouaboula	In parts	28	105	—	—	—
الشرفاءChorfa	Grouped	57	209	2.0	2.9	8.0
بن احمدBen Ahmed	Grouped	7	22	—	—	—
بويهBebouih	Grouped	36	150	1.9	2.2	8.0
السعادنةSadna	Grouped	39	172	1.0	1.1	4.0
بلمجادBel Majjad	Grouped	35	191	1.0	2.0	4.0
تليونيTaliouni	Grouped	16	65	—	—	—
لمغازليLamghazli	Dispersed	22	113	—	—	—
اولاد احمدOulad Ahmed	Grouped	239	1,003	1.0	1.8	7.1
عمر بن ابريكOmar Ben Brik	Dispersed	33	153	1.0	1.6	7.5
البردعيEl Berdai	Grouped	15	77	—	—	—
فطواكةFetouaka	Grouped	22	85	—	—	—
الكرباتEl Krbat	Dispersed	127	542	1.0	1.5	4.9
أزدوAzzedou	Grouped	13	46	—	—	—
تصاعتTasat	Grouped	51	222	1.0	1.4	6.8
دوار منوDouar Mnou	Grouped	51	214	0.4	3.0	5.0
تجزئة الأبراجLotissement El Abraj	Grouped	6	13	—	—	—
تجزئة العكاريLotissement El Akari	Grouped	24	58	—	—	—
اللواثة الوسطىEllouata El Ousseta8 douars · 10,021 people
اݣزولة سيدي امباركGzoula Sidi Mbarek	In parts	554	2,208	1.2	1.1	5.4
بلعربي المتأكيلBelarbi Lamtaguil	Dispersed	84	323	1.0	2.1	2.3
بلمقدمBel Moquadem	Grouped	51	237	1.0	1.0	4.1
احمد بلحاجAhmed Bel Lhaj	Dispersed	295	1,289	0.9	1.5	1.8
الناجمNajem	Dispersed	75	319	1.0	1.5	3.7
العربي بن بوزيدLaarbi Ben Bouzid	In parts	729	3,097	2.5	1.4	4.0
بلعظمBeladam	Dispersed	527	2,235	0.6	1.1	0.9
التعاونيه الشرفيةCoopérative Ecchrfia	Grouped	72	313	1.0	2.0	2.0

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: 07.351.02.01
As digits: 073510201
Slug: al-ouidane
Record: /api/communes/07.351.02.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.351.02.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.351.02.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.351.02.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.351.02.01/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/07.351.02.01/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.351.02.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2824270

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