Bni Zrantel

بني زرنتل

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

Population, 2024: 5,533
Since 2014: −16.1%from 6,597 in 2014
Density: 25people per km², 221.3 km²
Households: 1,367
Rank: 1,1541,154th most populous of 1,503 communes20th of 31 in its province

Next door in Semguet, 74.9% of households have running water. Here, it’s 34.2%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 24.6% to 95.8%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ben Maachou. Aged 65 and over: 12.0% here, 12.3% there; aged 0 to 14: 26.6% here, 26.8% there; Darija: 99.5% here, 99.5% there.

Compare it with Ben Maachou

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 Zrantel.

Bni Zrantel −16.1%

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: 46.3%aged 10 and over55.1% in 201456.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 23.4%10.6% in 201453.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 40.4%aged 15 and over43.9% in 20149.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.41children per woman2.93 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.9%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.0people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 34.2%of settled households25.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Zrantel: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.9%	75 and over	5.4%
3.7%	70–74	2.8%
3.8%	65–69	3.3%
5.1%	60–64	5.3%
5.8%	55–59	5.0%
5.3%	50–54	5.9%
5.7%	45–49	6.5%
4.7%	40–44	7.1%
5.6%	35–39	5.5%
4.9%	30–34	6.1%
5.6%	25–29	5.4%
7.9%	20–24	7.8%
8.9%	15–19	8.7%
11.2%	10–14	10.2%
9.8%	5–9	8.9%
7.2%	0–4	6.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.5%
Tachelhit0.5%
Tamazight0.2%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French71.9%
English13.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot68.3%
Doesn’t travel to work18.5%
Informal transport3.8%
Bike or motorcycle1.8%
Private car1.8%
Bus1.7%
Animal1.5%
Taxi1.2%
Employer’s transport0.9%
Another way0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 55.1%aged 10 and over46.3% in 202467.2% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 10.6%23.4% in 202432.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.9%aged 15 and over40.4% in 202410.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 93.1%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.93children per woman1.41 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.2%of people5.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.1people on average4.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 25.3%of settled households34.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Zrantel: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.1%	75 and over	2.9%
2.6%	70–74	2.1%
2.8%	65–69	2.6%
3.5%	60–64	3.8%
3.3%	55–59	3.4%
4.7%	50–54	4.9%
5.0%	45–49	4.9%
5.5%	40–44	5.9%
6.1%	35–39	7.1%
4.7%	30–34	7.4%
6.4%	25–29	6.1%
8.4%	20–24	9.5%
11.1%	15–19	9.5%
11.8%	10–14	10.5%
10.1%	5–9	9.1%
11.2%	0–4	10.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.5%
Tamazight0.5%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French57.0%
Arabic only28.7%
Arabic, French and English13.9%
Other combinations0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot86.8%
Not stated4.1%
Taxi3.2%
Works at home2.3%
Bike or motorcycle1.4%
Another way1.2%
Private car0.7%
Bus0.5%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood83.2%
No fixed place5.1%
Not stated3.5%
Another in the commune2.6%
At home2.3%
Another province2.0%
Another commune0.7%
Somewhere else0.6%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing41.5%
Farm and fishing labour35.1%
Crafts and skilled trades6.9%
Clerical work5.7%
Labouring and small trades5.1%
Trade and broking2.5%
Machine operating1.8%
Not classified0.7%
Managers and senior professionals0.6%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma72.1%
Primary16.9%
Lower secondary7.6%
Upper secondary2.8%
DEUG or Licence0.6%
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: 15127.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 7147.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 961.4 per business
Public services: 80
Associations: 0in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce64.8%
Services19.7%
Industry14.1%
Construction1.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person93.0%
2 to 32.8%
4 to 94.2%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later11.3%
2011–201959.2%
2001–201023.9%
1991–20002.8%
1981–19901.4%
1956–19801.4%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Zrantel’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 13 douars in 4 fractions, with 5,533 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
بني زرنتل الشرقيةBni Zrantel Charqia3 douars · 1,161 people
ايت عليAit Ali	Dispersed	86	385	1.7	9.0	15.6
أولاد زبيرOld Zbir	Dispersed	80	398	1.8	6.8	10.5
أولاد بوفارسOlad Bou Farès	Dispersed	88	378	1.1	6.5	10.8
بني زرنتل الغربيةBni Zrantel Gharbia4 douars · 1,432 people
ايت عثمانAit Outhmane	Dispersed	106	433	0.5	6.4	11.5
الحروشEl Harouch	Dispersed	99	406	0.9	6.5	12.0
ايت الشكداليAit Chegdali	Dispersed	66	265	1.0	6.3	14.7
ايت المفضلAit M'Fadel	Dispersed	78	328	0.5	3.5	13.1
أولاد عيادOulad Ayad4 douars · 1,110 people
ايت الحاجAit El Haj	Dispersed	39	169	2.8	7.6	12.9
ايت بن يحيىAit Ben Yahya	Dispersed	103	443	1.7	2.7	13.6
بني عونBni Aoun	Dispersed	76	326	1.8	3.1	8.3
ايت بن اسعيدAit Ben Said	Dispersed	39	172	1.2	4.4	13.2
مدشر بني زرنتلMdcher Bni Zrantel2 douars · 1,830 people
مدشر بني زرنتلMdcher Bni Zrantel	Grouped	477	1,703	0.1	1.0	0.5
أولاد طاجينOld Tajine	Dispersed	30	127	0.8	8.6	8.7

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

In the data

Files and code

Code: 05.311.03.05
As digits: 053110305
Slug: bni-zrantel
Record: /api/communes/05.311.03.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/05.311.03.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/05.311.03.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/05.311.03.05/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/05.311.03.05/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/05.311.03.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2879734

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