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

Next door in Bni Ansar, 65.7% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 5.9%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 17.0% to 48.2%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Tizi Ouasli. Unemployment: 48.2% here, 50.8% there; household size: 3.8 here, 3.6 there; running water: 31.5% here, 33.0% there.

Compare it with Tizi Ouasli

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 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
Men	Age
3.0%	75 and over	4.8%
3.0%	70–74	3.1%
4.7%	65–69	4.5%
5.6%	60–64	6.4%
5.5%	55–59	5.9%
6.0%	50–54	6.2%
6.1%	45–49	6.3%
6.8%	40–44	5.9%
6.3%	35–39	6.1%
5.8%	30–34	6.3%
6.2%	25–29	6.5%
6.8%	20–24	6.9%
8.0%	15–19	8.0%
9.9%	10–14	8.7%
9.7%	5–9	8.3%
6.8%	0–4	6.1%

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%

More census figures

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%
Doesn’t travel to work8.2%
Bike or motorcycle6.7%
Bus5.8%
Employer’s transport2.3%
Informal transport1.7%
Train0.1%
Animal0.1%
Another way0.1%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 34.7%aged 10 and over32.8% in 202447.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.0%48.2% in 202432.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 42.0%aged 15 and over35.7% in 20248.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.7%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.17children per woman1.94 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.9%of people6.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average3.8 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 17.2%of settled households31.5% in 202473.0% 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
Men	Age
3.2%	75 and over	4.3%
1.6%	70–74	2.2%
1.7%	65–69	2.2%
3.1%	60–64	3.2%
4.5%	55–59	4.7%
5.3%	50–54	6.0%
5.4%	45–49	5.7%
6.1%	40–44	6.6%
6.5%	35–39	6.4%
8.0%	30–34	6.9%
8.9%	25–29	7.7%
9.0%	20–24	8.7%
9.2%	15–19	9.2%
9.3%	10–14	8.6%
8.5%	5–9	8.0%
9.7%	0–4	9.5%

Local languages used

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

Tarifit96.0%
Darija55.4%
Tachelhit0.9%
Tamazight0.6%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Other combinations33.8%
Arabic and French32.5%
Arabic only30.1%
Arabic, French and English3.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot42.0%
Taxi28.4%
Private car11.3%
Another way5.7%
Works at home3.6%
Bus3.4%
Bike or motorcycle2.6%
Not stated2.6%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood36.0%
Somewhere else19.8%
Another commune12.0%
No fixed place11.8%
Another in the commune10.0%
Another province4.2%
At home3.6%
Not stated2.5%

What people did

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

Crafts and skilled trades27.8%
Labouring and small trades22.5%
Trade and broking11.5%
Farm and fishing labour10.8%
Farming and fishing9.6%
Clerical work9.0%
Machine operating5.1%
Managers and senior professionals1.9%
Not classified1.1%
Technicians0.7%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma70.6%
Primary20.9%
Lower secondary4.9%
Upper secondary2.6%
DEUG or Licence0.9%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

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

More dwelling figures

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

More business figures

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 Chiker

4,825

Douars

Bni Chiker’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 46 douars in 5 fractions, with 17,938 people. Another 4,825 live in Bni Chiker, its urban centre, which has no douars. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
باجيوةBajioua13 douars · 6,449 people
ملاشةMelacha	In parts	10	34	—	—	—
أولاد عمرOulad Amar	Grouped	51	197	0.9	2.7	2.7
لعري بني شيكرLaari Bni Chiker	Grouped	163	636	0.0	3.1	3.1
أفرحAferh	In parts	309	1,133	2.2	1.8	8.1
إنعلاIn Alla	Grouped	316	1,197	2.0	1.8	3.4
إشهبانIchhbane	Dispersed	34	151	1.0	0.9	2.5
تافراستTafrasat	Dispersed	188	707	2.2	2.3	7.4
الخاضبKhadeb	Dispersed	144	500	2.6	1.9	3.0
أمساديتMessadit	Grouped	230	868	1.5	1.7	1.7
إغزازنIghzazene	Dispersed	99	371	0.6	2.0	2.2
إعلاليينIlaliine	Dispersed	88	386	0.2	0.9	2.0
تاوريرتTaourirt	Grouped	56	189	0.1	0.4	0.2
أخندوقAkhndouk	Grouped	23	80	—	—	—
بني عثمانBni Othmane11 douars · 4,047 people
دار لصفرDar Lasfar	Grouped	119	472	3.7	2.0	7.6
إزمورنIzemmouren	Grouped	65	253	2.5	3.3	10.8
واد المرابطينOued El Mourabitine	Dispersed	49	174	1.6	1.2	7.4
تيزةTizza	In parts	346	1,398	0.4	1.2	5.0
اغبالAghbal	Dispersed	132	477	0.1	1.5	1.9
إمهارشن تاوريرتImharchen Taourirt	Dispersed	74	298	0.1	0.2	0.2
بورحشاوBou Harchou	Dispersed	41	166	0.0	1.2	5.5
رهوانةRhouana	In parts	101	385	0.5	0.5	0.8
أولاد بوعلي ترارةOulad Bouali Tarara	Grouped	65	233	0.3	1.3	1.3
أولاد مسعود و أحمدOulad Masoud Ahmed	Grouped	33	141	0.1	0.9	1.1
إهرويينIhrrouyane	Dispersed	14	50	—	—	—
عبدونة الجبلAbdouna Jbel12 douars · 2,157 people
إمرابطنImrabten	Dispersed	34	130	0.7	2.7	4.0
إغرماونIgharmaouane	Dispersed	10	46	—	—	—
إبوعجاحنIbouajjajen	Grouped	28	102	—	—	—
إرحيينIrihiyine	Grouped	5	23	—	—	—
اولاد منصورOulad Mansour	Dispersed	65	262	2.2	2.4	4.3
إموحايImouhay	In parts	59	227	0.6	1.7	4.1
تنومارتTanoumarte	Dispersed	26	107	—	—	—
إقنباعIknba	Dispersed	102	387	0.1	1.4	2.6
إجهليوة الجبلIjhlioua Jbel	Dispersed	9	40	—	—	—
سيدي الحاج أسعيدSidi El Hadj Said	Dispersed	96	365	0.4	1.0	3.8
تيزيTizi	Dispersed	48	221	0.0	0.4	3.8
أولاد موسىOulad Moussa	Dispersed	68	247	0.5	1.4	3.2
عبدونة الشاطئAbdouna Chatai5 douars · 1,932 people
كهف الدنياKaf Eddnya	Dispersed	125	587	1.3	0.6	15.3
تيبودةTibouda	Grouped	59	216	0.0	0.9	11.3
أولاد لحسنOulad Lahsène	Dispersed	110	422	1.3	1.4	10.6
أجلمامAjelmam	Dispersed	76	268	1.0	2.5	8.2
ثلاثTalat	Dispersed	128	439	0.6	1.8	1.7
الزاويةZaouia5 douars · 3,353 people
الزاويةZaouia	Dispersed	100	377	3.9	1.2	4.1
تيغرافتينTighraftine	Dispersed	62	238	0.0	1.0	1.1
إقجوعنIkjoun	Grouped	61	233	0.5	0.8	3.0
عطيطةAtita	Grouped	17	71	—	—	—
إدودوحنIdoudouhan	In parts	645	2,434	0.3	0.9	0.7

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: 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
Douars: /api/communes/02.381.05.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2426729

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