Bni Ykhlef

بني يخلف

Rural commune in the cercle of Khouribga, province of Khouribga, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
8,928
Since 2014
−10.7%from 9,992 in 2014
Density
55.3people per km², 161.5 km²
Households
2,134
Rank
818818th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 31 in its province

Next door in Boulanouare, 56.4% of households have running water. Here, it’s 4.3%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 14.8% to 39.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Aissa. Running water: 4.3% here, 1.8% there; unemployment: 39.3% here, 38.1% there; aged 65 and over: 11.2% here, 12.0% there.

Compare it with Sidi Aissa

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 Ykhlef.

Bni Ykhlef −10.7%

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
36.0%aged 10 and over45.7% in 201447.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
39.3%14.8% in 201476.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
37.5%aged 15 and over42.2% in 20145.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.07children per woman2.97 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.9%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
4.3%of settled households3.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Ykhlef: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over5.4%
3.0%70–743.4%
3.4%65–693.9%
4.3%60–644.8%
4.5%55–594.3%
5.3%50–544.6%
6.2%45–496.6%
5.7%40–447.3%
5.3%35–396.4%
5.1%30–345.6%
5.7%25–296.1%
6.1%20–246.1%
10.0%15–197.7%
13.0%10–1410.5%
11.2%5–99.4%
7.9%0–47.9%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.5%
  • Tachelhit1.0%
  • Tamazight0.9%
  • Hassania0.2%
  • Tarifit0.1%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French41.2%
  • English7.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Doesn’t travel to work25.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle25.0%
  • On foot15.6%
  • Taxi11.6%
  • Informal transport9.2%
  • Private car7.2%
  • Employer’s transport3.0%
  • Another way1.2%
  • Bus1.1%
  • Animal0.6%
  • Train0.1%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
10611.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5148.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
831.6 per business
Public services
55
Associations
0in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce60.8%
  • Industry23.5%
  • Services15.7%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person62.7%
  • 2 to 333.3%
  • 4 to 93.9%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later21.6%
  • 2011–201943.1%
  • 2001–201019.6%
  • 1991–20003.9%
  • 1981–19905.9%
  • 1956–19805.9%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Ykhlef’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 17 douars in 3 fractions, with 8,928 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
سوق السبتSouk Sebt7 douars · 2,886 people
أولاد الطنجيOld EttanjiIn parts1566380.41.82.6
أولاد المكناسيOulad MeknassiIn parts1928110.62.75.1
الفقرةEl-FoukraIn parts632440.32.32.9
أولاد زغيدة أولاد عليOld Zrhaida Old AliIn parts1566220.72.83.1
دوار سوق السبت المركزDouar Souk Sebt CentreGrouped461770.10.30.4
أولاد مسعودOulad MessoudIn parts321040.01.02.5
ولاد غالمOld GhalemIn parts702900.10.93.4
البويراتEl Bouyrat5 douars · 2,476 people
أولاد مسعودOulad MassaoudIn parts3101,3820.22.24.0
انغامشةNghamchaIn parts1034340.22.57.9
الفقرةEl FoqraIn parts432090.61.97.1
ولاد الطنجيOulad At TanjiIn parts431950.55.310.8
ولاد غالمOulad GhalemIn parts562560.02.02.2
بني يخلف الشماليةBni Yakhlef Chamalia5 douars · 3,566 people
أولاد زغيدةOulad ZghidaIn parts4711,9400.92.64.9
الفقرةEl FoqraIn parts923760.71.76.0
انغامشةNghamchaIn parts1596620.52.86.1
أولاد مسعودOulad MassaoudIn parts943901.01.93.9
أولاد الطنجيOulad At TanjiIn parts481981.13.25.6

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code
Code
05.311.05.03
As digits
053110503
Slug
bni-ykhlef
OpenStreetMap
2879639
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("bni-ykhlef");

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