Bni Chiker

بني شيكر

Rural commune in the cercle of Guelaia, province of Nador, Oriental.

Population, 2024
22,763
Since 2014
−15.3%from 26,884 in 2014
Density
183people per km², 124.4 km²
Households
5,845
Foreign residents
9
Rank
260260th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 23 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni AnsarNadorBni BouifrourIksaneAl AarouiZaioZeghanghaneBni Sidel JbelIaazzaneneArekmaneBouargRas-El-MaAl BarkanyeneTiztoutineBni Oukil Oulad M'handAfsouHassi-BerkaneBni Sidel LoutaOulad Daoud ZkhanineIhaddadeneSelouaneOulad Settout

How it changed

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

Bni Chiker −15.3%

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
32.8%aged 10 and over34.7% in 201442.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
48.2%17.0% in 201450.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
35.7%aged 15 and over42.0% in 20146.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.94children per woman2.17 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.6%of people6.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
31.5%of settled households17.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Chiker: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over4.8%
3.0%70–743.1%
4.7%65–694.5%
5.6%60–646.4%
5.5%55–595.9%
6.0%50–546.2%
6.1%45–496.3%
6.8%40–445.9%
6.3%35–396.1%
5.8%30–346.3%
6.2%25–296.5%
6.8%20–246.9%
8.0%15–198.0%
9.9%10–148.7%
9.7%5–98.3%
6.8%0–46.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Tarifit91.9%
  • Darija57.7%
  • Tamazight4.2%
  • Tachelhit1.3%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.0%
  • French44.7%
  • English8.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot45.7%
  • Taxi15.4%
  • Private car13.8%
  • Bike or motorcycle6.7%
  • Bus5.8%
  • Employer’s transport2.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
1,597
Standing empty
30.4%9.9% vacant20.5% a second home
Precarious
0.7%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
22.2%88.2% on the water mains94.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
4.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house84.3%
  • Traditional house14.0%
  • Villa0.7%
  • Rural-type0.4%
  • Apartment0.3%
  • Other0.2%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years43.1%
  • 20 to 49 years50.0%
  • 50 years or more6.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
73232.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
51370.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
7901.5 per business
Public services
211
Associations
8in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.1%
  • Services28.1%
  • Construction8.4%
  • Industry6.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person66.1%
  • 2 to 330.4%
  • 4 to 93.1%
  • 10 to 490.4%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later20.3%
  • 2011–201927.7%
  • 2001–201034.3%
  • 1991–20008.8%
  • 1981–19903.7%
  • 1956–19805.1%
  • Before 19560.2%

Urban centres

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

Bni Chiker4,825

In the data

Code
02.381.05.03
As digits
023810503
Slug
bni-chiker
Record
/api/communes/02.381.05.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.381.05.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.381.05.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.381.05.03/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.381.05.03/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.381.05.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2426729
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bni-chiker");

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