El Aioun Sidi Mellouk

العيون-سيدي ملوك

Urban commune in the province of Taourirt, Oriental.

Population, 2024
40,652
Since 2014
−2.8%from 41,832 in 2014
Density
3,265people per km², 12.5 km²
Households
9,657
Foreign residents
52
Rank
128128th most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 14 in its province

Where it is

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

TaourirtMestegmerAin LehjerMechraa HammadiTancherfiSidi Ali Bel QuassemGteterDebdouEl AtefOuled M'hamedSidi LahsenMelg El OuidaneAhl Oued Za

Bordering communes

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is El Aioun Sidi Mellouk.

El Aioun Sidi Mellouk −2.8%

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
28.8%aged 10 and over33.2% in 201437.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
33.4%26.4% in 201441.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.0%aged 15 and over42.7% in 201411.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.77children per woman2.06 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.0%of people6.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.2people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
97.3%of settled households85.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

El Aioun Sidi Mellouk: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.8%75 and over4.9%
3.1%70–743.1%
4.0%65–694.0%
4.9%60–645.7%
5.0%55–595.8%
5.5%50–546.6%
6.3%45–496.9%
7.1%40–446.8%
6.5%35–396.4%
6.5%30–346.3%
6.3%25–296.4%
6.6%20–246.5%
7.7%15–197.1%
10.2%10–149.1%
9.6%5–98.4%
6.9%0–46.2%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.9%
  • Tarifit33.2%
  • Tachelhit4.1%
  • Tamazight3.9%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French61.1%
  • English18.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot52.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle19.1%
  • Private car9.5%
  • Employer’s transport5.6%
  • Taxi2.8%
  • Bus0.8%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in El Aioun Sidi Mellouk’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
12,567
Standing empty
29.6%14.3% vacant15.4% a second home
Precarious
1.4%0.4% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
93.4%93.8% on the water mains94.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
2.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house92.0%
  • Traditional house5.5%
  • Other0.7%
  • Apartment0.6%
  • Villa0.5%
  • Slum or basic house0.4%
  • Rural-type0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years58.8%
  • 20 to 49 years38.7%
  • 50 years or more2.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1,75443.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1,63793.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2,4021.5 per business
Public services
90
Associations
27in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce61.1%
  • Services24.6%
  • Industry9.7%
  • Construction4.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.9%
  • 2 to 322.4%
  • 4 to 92.1%
  • 10 to 490.7%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.4%
  • 2011–201934.5%
  • 2001–201012.8%
  • 1991–20006.4%
  • 1981–19902.7%
  • 1956–19802.9%
  • Before 19560.3%

In the data

Code
02.533.01.15
As digits
025330115
Slug
el-aioun-sidi-mellouk
Record
/api/communes/02.533.01.15.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.533.01.15/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.533.01.15/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.533.01.15/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.533.01.15/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.533.01.15/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2527996
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

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