Beni Malek

بني مالك

Rural commune in the cercle of Souk Arbaa El Gharb, province of Kénitra, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024: 28,711
Since 2014: +10.0%from 26,098 in 2014
Density: 123people per km², 232.9 km²
Households: 5,378
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 194194th most populous of 1,503 communes14th of 23 in its province

Next door in Souk El Arbaa, 98.9% of households have running water. Here, it’s 1.3%.

Since 2014, the share of people aged 10 and over who can’t read or write went from 54.2% to 39.8%. Across Morocco, the fall was 7 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bni Gmil Maksouline. Running water: 1.3% here, 0.3% there; aged 65 and over: 7.2% here, 7.5% there; read French: 34.2% here, 39.0% there.

Compare it with Bni Gmil Maksouline

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

14305

How it changed

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

Beni Malek +10.0%

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: 39.8%aged 10 and over54.2% in 201449.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.5%11.8% in 201417.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.2%aged 15 and over50.0% in 20146.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 93.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.28children per woman2.52 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.6%of people4.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 5.3people on average6.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 1.3%of settled households0.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Beni Malek: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.3%	75 and over	2.6%
2.4%	70–74	2.3%
2.5%	65–69	2.5%
3.1%	60–64	3.4%
3.6%	55–59	3.5%
4.5%	50–54	4.5%
5.3%	45–49	5.4%
6.6%	40–44	6.6%
7.1%	35–39	7.2%
6.7%	30–34	7.0%
6.8%	25–29	6.5%
8.3%	20–24	7.5%
9.0%	15–19	9.5%
11.0%	10–14	10.9%
11.2%	5–9	11.1%
9.8%	0–4	9.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.3%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French34.2%
English6.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot33.5%
Informal transport24.3%
Employer’s transport10.2%
Bike or motorcycle9.4%
Doesn’t travel to work8.6%
Taxi5.2%
Private car4.0%
Another way2.1%
Bus1.8%
Animal0.6%
Train0.3%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 54.2%aged 10 and over39.8% in 202466.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.8%17.5% in 202430.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 50.0%aged 15 and over38.2% in 202414.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 91.2%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.52children per woman2.28 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.6%of people5.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.1people on average5.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 0.3%of settled households1.3% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Beni Malek: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.7%	75 and over	1.8%
1.5%	70–74	1.6%
1.7%	65–69	1.4%
3.0%	60–64	3.0%
2.8%	55–59	3.1%
3.9%	50–54	3.9%
4.1%	45–49	3.9%
5.4%	40–44	5.3%
6.6%	35–39	6.1%
7.9%	30–34	7.7%
9.3%	25–29	9.7%
9.6%	20–24	9.5%
9.1%	15–19	8.8%
11.5%	10–14	11.2%
10.1%	5–9	11.1%
11.9%	0–4	11.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only58.1%
Arabic and French37.6%
Arabic, French and English3.7%
Other combinations0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot54.2%
Taxi12.4%
Bus10.5%
Another way7.4%
Bike or motorcycle5.0%
Not stated4.1%
Private car2.9%
Works at home2.2%
Employer’s transport1.0%
Train0.4%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood51.5%
Another commune15.7%
No fixed place13.6%
Another in the commune6.5%
Another province6.0%
Not stated3.7%
At home2.2%
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 labour27.2%
Farming and fishing21.8%
Labouring and small trades18.6%
Crafts and skilled trades17.0%
Trade and broking7.5%
Clerical work2.8%
Machine operating2.8%
Not classified1.6%
Managers and senior professionals0.4%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma80.9%
Primary15.5%
Lower secondary2.3%
Upper secondary0.9%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 2368.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 12452.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2672.2 per business
Public services: 111
Associations: 1in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce70.2%
Industry18.5%
Services11.3%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person69.4%
2 to 321.8%
4 to 96.5%
10 to 492.4%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later13.7%
2011–201969.4%
2001–201013.7%
1991–20002.4%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19800.8%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Beni Malek’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 46 douars in 5 fractions, with 28,711 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
سيدي عيسىSidi Aissa6 douars · 5,236 people
أولاد عاصمOulad Assem	Grouped	277	1,433	0.1	1.6	3.5
الزوايدZouaïd	Dispersed	66	320	0.7	3.6	5.9
الدرهميينDrihmiyine	Dispersed	305	1,691	0.1	1.2	6.9
زيواتZiouat	Grouped	30	211	0.4	1.2	6.2
لبعابشةBaabcha	Grouped	264	1,458	0.1	0.5	5.2
ظهر لحرشDhar Lhrach	Grouped	26	123	—	—	—
البيبانEl Bibane16 douars · 6,540 people
بوحزيطات الرملBouhzitate Rmel	In parts	112	582	0.0	0.1	6.8
بوحزيطات الترسBou Hzitat Tirs	Grouped	134	700	0.3	0.4	10.0
الحكاكشةEl Hakakcha	Grouped	37	150	0.0	0.4	10.0
اولادالمجدوبOulad Majdoub	Grouped	68	364	0.0	0.0	10.5
اولاد عيسىى الرملOulad Aissa Rmel	Grouped	217	1,152	1.0	1.6	11.9
اولاد عيسىى التيرسOulad Aissa Tirs	Grouped	6	25	—	—	—
اولاد عتمانOulad Othmane	Grouped	71	371	1.5	1.9	19.7
اولاد سنانOulad Snane	Grouped	33	158	0.5	0.9	17.9
الجعارنةJaarna	Grouped	80	422	1.0	1.9	12.1
اولاد زيار السرابتةOulad Zyar S'Rabta	Grouped	177	973	0.3	1.3	10.3
اولاد زيار الصياكةOulad Zyar Syakka	Grouped	84	390	0.1	1.9	12.2
اولاد مومنOulad Moumen	Grouped	70	384	0.2	3.2	14.4
العريشاتEl Arichat	Grouped	36	191	0.6	2.5	17.0
العيافطةEl Ayafeta	Grouped	46	250	0.7	1.0	17.7
اولاد المكيOulad El Mekki	Grouped	38	176	0.7	0.4	18.3
عين الكبيرAin El Kebir	Grouped	43	252	1.7	2.8	15.4
جبل الظلJbel Eddl11 douars · 5,249 people
اولاد الرياحيOulad Riahi	Grouped	215	1,103	0.0	1.0	6.7
اولاد جلالOulad Jellal	In parts	166	877	0.5	0.9	10.3
العربEl Arab	In parts	75	410	2.1	1.4	15.5
اعزيب الشاهدAzib Chahed	Grouped	49	262	0.4	1.9	10.3
العنابسةLaanabsa	Grouped	26	130	—	—	—
للاغنوLala Ghenou	Grouped	84	461	0.8	4.3	3.1
بوركBourk	Grouped	190	992	1.0	1.3	4.1
اولاد بجاجOulad Bjaj	Grouped	46	248	0.0	2.0	10.0
الشوافعChouafaa	Grouped	28	155	—	—	—
أولاد الجيلالي بالعربيOulad Jilali Balarbi	Grouped	25	154	—	—	—
الحراطنةEl Haratna	Grouped	88	457	0.5	4.6	2.0
اولاد حمدانOulad Hamdane12 douars · 10,681 people
أولاد قاسم سيدي بجاجOulad Kacem Sidi Bejaj	Grouped	200	1,153	0.0	0.4	6.3
الرغاغيةErrghaghia	In parts	114	582	0.0	1.3	4.7
أولاد طلحةOulad Talha	Grouped	83	489	0.9	4.8	7.3
أولاد مسعودOulad Messaoud	Grouped	199	922	0.8	1.0	12.0
بن شهداتBen Chahdate	Grouped	56	302	0.7	3.2	11.1
اعزيب ديدوةAzib Didoul	Grouped	147	756	1.1	1.2	14.0
تعاونية المالكيةCoopérative El Malkia	Grouped	56	345	1.0	1.2	13.2
تعاونية المامونيةCoopérative El Mamounia	Grouped	56	302	1.0	1.3	14.2
تعاونية الفرحCoopérative Al Farah	Grouped	65	308	1.0	1.0	13.7
مغراوةMeghraoua	Grouped	252	1,353	0.8	1.8	4.4
أولاد حمدانOulad Hamdane	In parts	443	2,562	1.0	1.7	8.2
الخشاشنةKhchachna	Grouped	297	1,607	1.2	1.9	5.9
اولاد بن السبعOulad Ben Sebaâ1 douar · 1,005 people
أولاد بن سبع الكرادة ا لتيرسOulad Ben Sebaa Kradda A Ltirs	In parts	198	1,005	4.9	0.3	6.0

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: 04.281.07.03
As digits: 042810703
Slug: beni-malek
Record: /api/communes/04.281.07.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/04.281.07.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/04.281.07.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/04.281.07.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/04.281.07.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/04.281.07.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/04.281.07.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2753077

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