Bni Guil

بني كيل

Rural commune in the cercle of Figuig, province of Figuig, Oriental.

Population, 2024
8,261
Since 2014
+22.8%from 6,726 in 2014
Density
1.5people per km², 5,582.4 km²
Households
1,828
Foreign residents
2
Rank
879879th most populous of 1,503 communes8th of 13 in its province

Next door in Bouarfa, 97.5% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 4.8%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 14.9% to 76.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ighoud. Aged 0 to 14: 33.6% here, 32.5% there; running water: 14.0% here, 12.7% there; higher education: 2.6% here, 2.3% there.

Compare it with Ighoud

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Bni Guil +22.8%

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
48.6%aged 10 and over62.9% in 201455.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
26.2%17.8% in 201425.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.3%aged 15 and over48.2% in 20146.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
91.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.45children per woman2.48 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
1.9%of people2.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.5people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
14.0%of settled households11.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Guil: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.9%75 and over1.7%
1.6%70–741.5%
3.0%65–692.2%
3.8%60–643.1%
3.3%55–593.3%
4.4%50–544.4%
4.8%45–495.4%
5.5%40–446.1%
6.6%35–396.8%
6.4%30–346.6%
7.7%25–298.3%
7.1%20–247.7%
9.8%15–1910.1%
12.5%10–1411.7%
11.6%5–911.2%
10.1%0–410.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.7%
  • Tamazight1.1%
  • Tachelhit0.8%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French49.3%
  • English5.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot53.9%
  • Doesn’t travel to work31.8%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.1%
  • Employer’s transport2.3%
  • Private car2.0%
  • Bus0.5%
  • Informal transport0.5%
  • Another way0.4%
  • Taxi0.2%
  • Animal0.2%
  • Train0.1%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
799.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2329.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1285.6 per business
Public services
53
Associations
3in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce47.8%
  • Industry26.1%
  • Services21.7%
  • Construction4.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person52.2%
  • 2 to 313.0%
  • 4 to 917.4%
  • 10 to 4917.4%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later8.7%
  • 2011–201926.1%
  • 2001–201030.4%
  • 1991–200030.4%
  • 1981–19904.3%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Guil’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 42 douars in 13 fractions, with 7,998 people. 263 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
المنجمMine3 douars · 1,280 people
المنجمMineGrouped1436540.00.11.4
محطة القطارGareGrouped22103———
نقطة الماءNkta El MaGrouped1045230.00.00.0
إيشIch1 douar · 88 people
إيشIchDispersed2588———
اولاد بن حمامة (المنكوب المحطة)Oulad Ben Hamama (El Mankoub Al Mahatta)1 douar · 755 people
المنكوب المحطةEl Mankoub Al MahattaDispersed1827553.56.237.1
أولاد علي بن ياسين (المنكوب لقباب)Oulad Ali Ben Yassine (El Mankoub Lakbab)1 douar · 1,538 people
المنكوب لقبابEl Mangoub LakbabDispersed3311,5384.65.128.1
أولاد شعيب الزورݣOulad Chaib Ezzoureg5 douars · 572 people
أولاد الطويلOulad EttouilDispersed582651.23.28.0
أولاد الحاجOulad El HajDispersed1979———
أولاد الدبابلةOulad EddbablaDispersed22101———
أولاد الحلاليمOulad El HalalimDispersed29109———
أولاد علي المولود (مهاوش)Oulad Ali El Mouloud (Mâouch)Dispersed518———
أولاد رمضانOulad Ramdane4 douars · 779 people
أولاد عبد الرحمانOulad AbderrahmaneDispersed953702.36.46.7
أولاد عبد القادرOulad AbdelkaderDispersed311261.46.27.3
أولاد عليOulad AliDispersed1253———
أولاد بوزيانOulad BouzianeDispersed522301.64.339.8
أولاد إبراهيمOulad Brahim6 douars · 610 people
الرحامنةRehamnaDispersed853963.02.927.7
أولاد سليمانOulad SlimaneDispersed1874———
أولاد الطالب أمحمدOulad Taleb M'hamedDispersed526———
الطورشEttorchDispersed626———
أولاد الشريفOulad CherifDispersed422———
الدحامنة (أولاد أمحمد بن براهيم)Dhamna (Oulad M'hamed Ben Brahim)Dispersed1466———
أولاد شعيب البويضOulad Chaib El Bouied1 douar · 345 people
أولاد شعيب البويضOulad Chaib El BouiedIn parts783454.77.614.4
العمورEl Amour5 douars · 574 people
أولاد موسىOulad MoussaDispersed1154———
لمريناتLamrinatDispersed1885———
أولاد عيسىOulad AissaDispersed522842.34.269.7
السوالمSoualemDispersed1348———
النݣاݣزةEnngagzaDispersed20103———
أولاد عبد الكريمOulad Abdelkrim6 douars · 981 people
أولاد مسعودOulad MassaoudDispersed783382.810.114.6
النويصراتEnnouysratDispersed422465.921.227.5
المطاهرةEl MtahraDispersed634———
أولاد الماحيOulad El MahiDispersed2397———
المخاطرةEl MkhatraDispersed582445.010.724.5
المكاويEl MkaouyDispersed522———
أولاد حاجيOulad Haji4 douars · 230 people
أولاد محمد بناصرOulad Mohamed BenasarDispersed1156———
أولاد محند بناصرOulad Mhand BenasarDispersed1470———
أولاد بنعبوOulad BenabouDispersed431———
أولاد العموريOulad El AmouriIn parts1873———
أولاد مولودOulad Mouloud1 douar · 112 people
أولاد مولودOulad MouloudIn parts25112———
أولاد حمامةOulad Hamama4 douars · 134 people
أولاد علاOulad AllaDispersed942———
أولاد ويشنOulad OuychenDispersed1566———
أولاد بن عمرانOulad Ben AmraneDispersed623———
الجرايدEl JraydDispersed13———

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
02.251.05.03
As digits
022510503
Slug
bni-guil
OpenStreetMap
4761855
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bni-guil");

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