Bni Mathar

بني مطهر

Rural commune in the cercle of Ain Bni Mathar, province of Jerada, Oriental.

Population, 2024: 10,887
Since 2014: +22.7%from 8,870 in 2014
Density: 6.7people per km², 1,621.7 km²
Households: 2,223
Rank: 676676th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 14 in its province

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 Mathar.

Bni Mathar +22.7%

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: 43.5%aged 10 and over53.5% in 201451.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 25.6%11.0% in 201456.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.6%aged 15 and over42.6% in 20145.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.98children per woman2.60 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 3.8%of people3.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average5.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 38.0%of settled households40.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Mathar: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.7%	75 and over	3.0%
1.9%	70–74	2.1%
2.9%	65–69	2.5%
4.4%	60–64	3.9%
3.6%	55–59	4.3%
4.2%	50–54	5.0%
5.1%	45–49	5.0%
6.6%	40–44	6.8%
6.2%	35–39	7.5%
6.4%	30–34	7.5%
7.0%	25–29	7.3%
7.2%	20–24	7.6%
9.8%	15–19	7.7%
12.6%	10–14	11.1%
10.9%	5–9	10.9%
8.6%	0–4	8.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.3%
Tachelhit0.7%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French28.5%
English3.0%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot56.8%
Bike or motorcycle14.4%
Private car2.9%
Employer’s transport1.9%
Taxi0.7%
Bus0.4%

Can’t read or write: 53.5%aged 10 and over43.5% in 202462.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.0%25.6% in 202429.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 42.6%aged 15 and over37.6% in 20243.8% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 79.1%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.60children per woman1.98 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 3.8%of people3.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.7people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 40.0%of settled households38.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Mathar: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.6%	75 and over	2.5%
1.5%	70–74	1.4%
1.9%	65–69	2.0%
2.5%	60–64	2.5%
3.7%	55–59	2.9%
4.8%	50–54	4.6%
5.1%	45–49	4.6%
5.1%	40–44	6.2%
6.4%	35–39	6.2%
7.8%	30–34	8.4%
7.2%	25–29	8.2%
7.7%	20–24	8.3%
10.1%	15–19	10.1%
11.2%	10–14	10.5%
10.5%	5–9	9.9%
12.0%	0–4	11.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tamazight0.2%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French48.7%
Arabic only42.3%
Arabic, French and English8.2%
Other combinations0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot74.7%
Bike or motorcycle11.5%
Private car5.1%
Bus1.8%
Taxi1.4%
Employer’s transport0.2%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood65.9%
Another in the commune13.0%
Another commune10.2%
No fixed place3.5%
Somewhere else2.3%
At home1.6%
Another province1.3%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour37.1%
Farming and fishing29.4%
Labouring and small trades13.8%
Crafts and skilled trades9.7%
Clerical work4.6%
Trade and broking2.3%
Machine operating1.2%
Not classified0.8%
Technicians0.6%
Managers and senior professionals0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma76.6%
Primary16.6%
Lower secondary4.6%
Upper secondary1.7%
DEUG or Licence0.5%
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: 908.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 2730.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 692.6 per business
Public services: 59
Associations: 4in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce44.4%
Industry33.3%
Services18.5%
Construction3.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person74.1%
2 to 314.8%
4 to 97.4%
10 to 493.7%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later22.2%
2011–201951.9%
2001–20103.7%
1991–200022.2%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code: 02.275.05.01
As digits: 022750501
Slug: bni-mathar
Record: /api/communes/02.275.05.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/02.275.05.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/02.275.05.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/02.275.05.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/02.275.05.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap: 4772795

In JavaScript

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