Bni Ahmed Cherqia

بني احمد الشرقية

Rural commune in the cercle of Bni Ahmed, province of Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024: 10,800
Since 2014: −16.1%from 12,866 in 2014
Density: 151people per km², 71.3 km²
Households: 2,668
Rank: 684684th most populous of 1,503 communes18th of 28 in its province

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 80.2% to 92.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Khatazakane. Running water: 0.6% here, 2.1% there; unemployment: 10.4% here, 9.4% there; read French: 34.9% here, 30.8% there.

Compare it with Khatazakane

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Bni Ahmed Cherqia.

Bni Ahmed Cherqia −16.1%

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: 36.1%aged 10 and over42.1% in 201450.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 10.4%7.2% in 20142.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.0%aged 15 and over44.8% in 20146.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.78children per woman2.27 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.7%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.0people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 0.6%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Ahmed Cherqia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	3.5%
2.3%	70–74	2.6%
3.1%	65–69	3.4%
3.6%	60–64	4.3%
4.1%	55–59	4.4%
5.3%	50–54	5.6%
6.6%	45–49	5.3%
6.8%	40–44	6.6%
8.2%	35–39	7.1%
7.1%	30–34	6.4%
5.5%	25–29	7.1%
6.6%	20–24	6.6%
9.1%	15–19	8.2%
10.2%	10–14	10.6%
9.8%	5–9	9.6%
8.8%	0–4	8.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.9%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French34.9%
English8.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot65.3%
Animal9.7%
Informal transport9.2%
Doesn’t travel to work6.6%
Private car5.9%
Employer’s transport1.4%
Taxi0.9%
Bike or motorcycle0.7%
Bus0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Another way0.0%

Can’t read or write: 42.1%aged 10 and over36.1% in 202459.9% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.2%10.4% in 20249.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.8%aged 15 and over41.0% in 202411.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.27children per woman1.78 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.5%of people6.7% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average4.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 0.0%of settled households0.6% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Ahmed Cherqia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	2.8%
1.9%	70–74	2.1%
1.4%	65–69	2.0%
2.7%	60–64	2.6%
3.2%	55–59	3.3%
3.6%	50–54	4.3%
4.2%	45–49	5.2%
5.4%	40–44	5.5%
6.1%	35–39	5.5%
7.7%	30–34	7.7%
9.6%	25–29	8.8%
10.7%	20–24	9.4%
10.0%	15–19	10.5%
10.3%	10–14	10.1%
9.4%	5–9	9.3%
11.1%	0–4	10.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.4%
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 only51.9%
Arabic and French39.2%
Arabic, French and English7.7%
Other combinations1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot90.7%
Bus2.0%
Private car1.8%
Taxi1.8%
Not stated1.6%
Another way0.9%
Works at home0.6%
Bike or motorcycle0.5%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood76.8%
Another in the commune16.5%
No fixed place2.7%
Not stated1.9%
Another commune0.8%
Another province0.6%
At home0.6%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing39.1%
Farm and fishing labour30.6%
Trade and broking7.4%
Crafts and skilled trades6.4%
Clerical work6.1%
Labouring and small trades5.8%
Not classified1.7%
Managers and senior professionals1.4%
Machine operating1.1%
Technicians0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma69.2%
Primary22.1%
Lower secondary5.5%
Upper secondary1.7%
DEUG or Licence1.3%
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: 39636.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 26967.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3841.4 per business
Public services: 120
Associations: 7in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce67.7%
Services23.0%
Industry7.1%
Construction2.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person74.0%
2 to 323.8%
4 to 91.9%
10 to 490.4%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later17.8%
2011–201939.4%
2001–201037.2%
1991–20002.2%
1981–19901.9%
1956–19801.5%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Ahmed Cherqia’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 16 douars in 6 fractions, with 10,800 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
بيمامBimam3 douars · 2,222 people
بوشيبةBouchiba	In parts	215	935	6.1	0.5	6.1
الدراويينAdraouiyine	In parts	149	638	3.3	0.8	3.3
المعصرةEl Maasera	Grouped	162	649	2.3	0.6	2.4
تلانداودTalandaoud4 douars · 2,387 people
تلانداود السفلىTalandaoud Essoufla	Grouped	105	436	2.4	2.1	3.0
تلانداود العلياTalandaoud El Oulia	Grouped	275	1,145	4.4	1.1	5.1
ترتكعلوTartakalou	In parts	145	468	5.0	1.1	5.1
الكديةEl Koudia	Grouped	82	338	2.2	1.0	4.2
السراقSourrak3 douars · 1,454 people
السراقSourrak	In parts	206	847	0.9	1.4	5.1
تايةTaia	Grouped	70	279	2.0	1.4	4.9
النمريEnnmri	Grouped	72	328	10.5	4.7	12.8
كلالةAqlala2 douars · 1,125 people
اكلالة العلياKlala el Oulia	Grouped	188	751	1.0	1.0	2.0
كلالة السفلىAqlala al Souflia	Grouped	90	374	1.5	1.1	2.4
تاليوانTaliouane3 douars · 2,276 people
تاليوانTaliouane	In parts	286	1,251	2.3	1.3	13.4
بني خليفةBni Khlifa	In parts	156	644	3.0	0.9	12.7
اسكيكتAskikate	Grouped	87	381	1.3	0.2	15.1
مركز بني احمد العلياCentre Bni Ahmed El Oulia1 douar · 1,336 people
المركز بني احمدCentre Bni Ahmed	Grouped	380	1,336	0.4	1.0	0.7

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code

Code: 01.151.06.05
As digits: 011510605
Slug: bni-ahmed-cherqia
Record: /api/communes/01.151.06.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/01.151.06.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/01.151.06.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/01.151.06.05/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/01.151.06.05/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/01.151.06.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2563411

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