Béni Mellal

بني ملال

Urban commune in the province of Béni Mellal, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
209,594
Since 2014
+8.8%from 192,676 in 2014
Density
4,062people per km², 51.6 km²
Households
56,987
Foreign residents
489
Rank
1818th most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

Sidi JaberOuled GnaouOuled M'barekFoum OudiOuled YaichOuled YoussefOuled Said LouedFoum El AnceurTaghzirtTanoughaBoutferdaTizi N'islyAghbalaAit Oum El BekhtZaouiat CheikhNaourDir El KsibaEl KsibaKasba TadlaGuettayaSemguet

How it changed

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

Béni Mellal +8.8%

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
17.4%aged 10 and over23.2% in 201423.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
22.7%18.5% in 201429.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
40.6%aged 15 and over46.6% in 201420.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.65children per woman2.00 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.2%of people5.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.5%of settled households93.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Béni Mellal: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.7%75 and over3.2%
3.1%70–742.5%
4.3%65–693.7%
5.7%60–645.5%
5.3%55–595.5%
6.0%50–546.5%
5.9%45–496.8%
6.5%40–446.8%
6.4%35–396.6%
6.7%30–347.3%
6.1%25–297.3%
7.0%20–248.0%
8.3%15–197.8%
9.9%10–148.5%
9.0%5–98.0%
7.1%0–46.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.4%
  • Tachelhit9.5%
  • Tamazight9.3%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French66.3%
  • English28.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot45.6%
  • Private car21.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle10.6%
  • Taxi7.0%
  • Bus4.3%
  • Employer’s transport4.1%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
78,598
Standing empty
30.1%17.6% vacant12.5% a second home
Precarious
1.1%0.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
93.6%94.5% on the water mains95.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house75.2%
  • Apartment18.2%
  • Villa4.8%
  • Traditional house0.7%
  • Other0.5%
  • Slum or basic house0.3%
  • Rural-type0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years61.0%
  • 20 to 49 years32.1%
  • 50 years or more6.9%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
10,77051.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
10,12794.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
25,2462.5 per business
Public services
484
Associations
159in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce51.9%
  • Services32.4%
  • Industry13.2%
  • Construction2.5%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person54.0%
  • 2 to 336.4%
  • 4 to 97.6%
  • 10 to 491.7%
  • 50 and over0.3%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later33.0%
  • 2011–201935.5%
  • 2001–201015.3%
  • 1991–20008.7%
  • 1981–19904.5%
  • 1956–19802.8%
  • Before 19560.2%

In the data

Code
05.091.01.01
As digits
050910101
Slug
beni-mellal
Record
/api/communes/05.091.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.091.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.091.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.091.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/05.091.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.091.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2882613
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("beni-mellal");

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