Bni Oual

بني وال

Rural commune in the cercle of Tilal Al Gharb, province of Sidi Kacem, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024
6,623
Since 2014
−11.5%from 7,485 in 2014
Density
51.1people per km², 129.5 km²
Households
1,618
Rank
1,0491,049th most populous of 1,503 communes29th of 29 in its province

Since 2014, the share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force went from 46.7% to 36.2%. Across Morocco, the fall was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Boulaouane. Running water: 0.2% here, 5.1% there; can’t read or write: 45.3% here, 44.6% there; higher education: 3.3% here, 2.8% there.

Compare it with Boulaouane

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

16054

How it changed

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

Bni Oual −11.5%

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
45.3%aged 10 and over51.3% in 201453.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
2.1%6.5% in 201410.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.2%aged 15 and over46.7% in 20142.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.47children per woman2.96 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.1%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.2%of settled households0.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Oual: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.9%75 and over4.4%
3.1%70–742.7%
3.7%65–693.9%
5.0%60–645.9%
4.2%55–594.7%
5.6%50–545.3%
6.3%45–495.4%
7.7%40–446.8%
7.4%35–397.7%
6.8%30–346.2%
5.3%25–295.0%
5.8%20–246.4%
8.4%15–198.4%
9.7%10–1410.0%
9.0%5–98.7%
7.9%0–48.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.0%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French52.9%
  • English13.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot77.8%
  • Animal5.5%
  • Taxi5.2%
  • Employer’s transport4.1%
  • Informal transport3.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.5%
  • Doesn’t travel to work1.2%
  • Private car0.9%
  • Bus0.5%
  • Another way0.2%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
16625.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3722.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
551.5 per business
Public services
116
Associations
13in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce81.1%
  • Industry13.5%
  • Services5.4%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person94.6%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 92.7%
  • 10 to 492.7%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later18.9%
  • 2011–201943.2%
  • 2001–201021.6%
  • 1991–200010.8%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19805.4%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Oual’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 33 douars in 4 fractions, with 6,619 people. 4 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
كورتKourt8 douars · 911 people
الفلالقةLaflalkaGrouped652550.91.510.9
بني زيدBeni ZidGrouped552365.10.414.3
العواكلةEl AouaklaGrouped391413.95.28.7
عين سي التهاميAin Si ThamiIn parts301031.22.910.0
كرادةKaradeaIn parts2378———
عين أوزيفAin OuzzifGrouped1147———
قويراتKouiratGrouped620———
بير عساسBir AssasGrouped931———
بني والBni Oual17 douars · 4,013 people
بني والBni OualGrouped2127750.71.116.6
الحواوقةLahouaoukaGrouped651980.20.220.0
التعاونية الفنيةCoopérative El FniaGrouped873420.00.020.0
عين للازينبAin Lalla ZinebGrouped29136———
البزيقيينEl BzikiineGrouped834———
الشاوية الصخرةChaouiat EssakhraGrouped1787382.30.916.6
أولاد شعيبOd ChaibGrouped803250.21.48.4
أولاد العربيOulad LarbiGrouped29149———
أولاد سعادةOulad SaadaGrouped2072———
الشاوية التبابعةChaouia TbabaaGrouped29120———
أولاد زيارOulad ZiyarGrouped532300.32.93.3
الرحامنة السدرةR".hamna SedraGrouped632560.00.21.0
الشاوية علي بن عبد السلامChaouia Ali Ben AbdeslamGrouped315———
التعاونية المسعوديةCoopérative El MsaoudiaGrouped371592.11.27.3
الزويريينAzouriyneGrouped361610.03.017.9
تعاونية السمارةCoopérative Es SemaraGrouped622751.11.016.1
عين الحجرAin LehjerGrouped828———
الزاويةZaouia4 douars · 721 people
أولاد الساسOulad SasGrouped642950.01.09.9
بني امحمدBeni MohamedGrouped725———
الزاوية الرملZaouiat EremelGrouped401540.00.310.0
الشويكراتChouikrateGrouped352470.00.110.0
الرحامنة الرملRehamna Rmel4 douars · 974 people
الشواكرChouakerGrouped673100.01.26.1
الرحامنة الرملRehamna RmelGrouped702730.61.36.1
العرارسةel ArarsaGrouped863500.00.96.0
اجميعيينJemiaineGrouped1141———

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
04.481.03.03
As digits
044810303
Slug
bni-oual
OpenStreetMap
2810029
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bni-oual");

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