Fquih Ben Salah

الفقيه بن صالح

Urban commune in the province of Fquih Ben Salah, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
97,380
Since 2014
−4.6%from 102,019 in 2014
Density
3,125people per km², 31.2 km²
Households
25,065
Foreign residents
51
Rank
5353rd most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 16 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni OukilBni ChegdaleKrifateHad BoumoussaDar Ould ZidouhOuled AyadOuled NacerSouk Sebt Ouled NemmaOuled BourahmouneSidi Aissa Ben AliOuled ZmamHel MerbaaBradiaSidi HammadiKhalfia

Bordering communes

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Fquih Ben Salah.

Fquih Ben Salah −4.6%

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
24.9%aged 10 and over29.8% in 201433.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
27.2%17.9% in 201433.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.2%aged 15 and over44.6% in 201415.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.61children per woman2.19 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.2%of people5.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.6%of settled households93.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Fquih Ben Salah: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over3.9%
3.0%70–743.0%
4.2%65–694.2%
5.3%60–645.6%
5.0%55–595.2%
5.8%50–546.4%
6.0%45–496.9%
6.1%40–447.0%
6.2%35–396.3%
6.1%30–346.6%
5.8%25–296.8%
6.8%20–247.0%
8.7%15–197.8%
10.7%10–149.5%
10.0%5–98.2%
7.2%0–45.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.1%
  • Tachelhit3.2%
  • Tamazight1.8%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French61.8%
  • English22.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot40.8%
  • Bike or motorcycle29.0%
  • Private car14.5%
  • Employer’s transport4.7%
  • Taxi2.8%
  • Bus1.2%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
38,355
Standing empty
36.3%19.9% vacant16.4% a second home
Precarious
0.8%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.6%95.1% on the water mains93.4% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.1%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house87.5%
  • Apartment9.2%
  • Villa1.7%
  • Traditional house0.8%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Other0.3%
  • Rural-type0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years52.7%
  • 20 to 49 years39.3%
  • 50 years or more8.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
4,99851.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4,64793.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
9,9372.1 per business
Public services
246
Associations
105in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce52.7%
  • Services29.3%
  • Industry13.7%
  • Construction4.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person48.4%
  • 2 to 343.3%
  • 4 to 97.2%
  • 10 to 491.0%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later34.8%
  • 2011–201929.1%
  • 2001–201017.8%
  • 1991–200010.5%
  • 1981–19904.9%
  • 1956–19802.6%
  • Before 19560.3%

In the data

Code
05.255.01.05
As digits
052550105
Slug
fquih-ben-salah
Record
/api/communes/05.255.01.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.255.01.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.255.01.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.255.01.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/05.255.01.05/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.255.01.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2882500
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("fquih-ben-salah");

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