Ikniouen

اكنيون

Rural commune in the cercle of Boumalne-Dades, province of Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024: 17,707
Since 2014: −2.9%from 18,235 in 2014
Density: 13.9people per km², 1,276.4 km²
Households: 2,539
Rank: 361361st most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 25 in its province

Since 2014, households with a toilet went from 61.8% to 90.0%. Across Morocco, the rise was 4 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ait Blal. Aged 0 to 14: 35.2% here, 34.0% there; unemployment: 15.8% here, 19.5% there; apartments: 0.1% here, 0.0% there.

Compare it with Ait Blal

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

45302

How it changed

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

Ikniouen −2.9%

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: 34.6%aged 10 and over46.1% in 201445.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 15.8%23.9% in 201427.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 32.2%aged 15 and over34.4% in 20142.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 92.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.90children per woman3.78 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.5%of people4.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 7.0people on average8.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 72.8%of settled households54.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ikniouen: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	3.2%
2.0%	70–74	2.0%
2.6%	65–69	2.5%
2.5%	60–64	3.6%
2.7%	55–59	3.1%
3.0%	50–54	3.8%
3.7%	45–49	4.0%
5.1%	40–44	5.3%
6.3%	35–39	6.1%
7.8%	30–34	7.4%
8.7%	25–29	7.2%
8.1%	20–24	6.8%
9.7%	15–19	9.9%
12.9%	10–14	12.6%
11.6%	5–9	12.1%
10.9%	0–4	10.4%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight96.1%
Darija17.1%
Tachelhit1.3%
Tarifit0.5%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic96.1%
French52.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh20.5%
English10.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot49.5%
Doesn’t travel to work14.9%
Bus11.3%
Bike or motorcycle5.7%
Taxi5.3%
Employer’s transport4.5%
Private car4.3%
Informal transport4.1%
Another way0.5%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Animal0.0%

Can’t read or write: 46.1%aged 10 and over34.6% in 202456.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 23.9%15.8% in 202440.4% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.4%aged 15 and over32.2% in 20242.8% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.78children per woman2.90 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.3%of people4.5% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 8.9people on average7.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 54.5%of settled households72.8% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ikniouen: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.8%	75 and over	2.3%
1.1%	70–74	1.2%
1.3%	65–69	1.5%
2.2%	60–64	2.1%
3.0%	55–59	2.7%
2.8%	50–54	3.4%
3.2%	45–49	3.5%
3.7%	40–44	4.1%
4.1%	35–39	4.8%
6.5%	30–34	6.5%
8.7%	25–29	8.3%
10.7%	20–24	11.3%
12.5%	15–19	12.1%
11.6%	10–14	10.8%
12.0%	5–9	11.0%
14.8%	0–4	14.4%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight99.4%
Darija19.0%
Tachelhit0.7%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Other combinations38.0%
Arabic only34.5%
Arabic and French22.8%
Arabic, French and English4.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot71.1%
Bus9.8%
Bike or motorcycle5.4%
Not stated4.3%
Private car2.8%
Another way2.8%
Taxi1.8%
Employer’s transport1.5%
Works at home0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

No fixed place29.9%
Another province26.1%
Their own neighbourhood24.2%
Another commune8.5%
Another in the commune6.1%
Not stated4.2%
Somewhere else0.6%
At home0.4%

What people did

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

Labouring and small trades51.9%
Crafts and skilled trades17.2%
Farming and fishing8.0%
Machine operating7.5%
Clerical work4.2%
Managers and senior professionals3.8%
Farm and fishing labour3.8%
Trade and broking2.2%
Technicians0.8%
Not classified0.7%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma67.8%
Primary23.6%
Lower secondary5.7%
Upper secondary1.5%
DEUG or Licence1.2%
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: 29216.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 12342.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1301.1 per business
Public services: 167
Associations: 2in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce72.4%
Services25.2%
Industry1.6%
Construction0.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person95.1%
2 to 34.9%
4 to 90.0%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later18.7%
2011–201974.8%
2001–20104.9%
1991–20001.6%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ikniouen’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 54 douars in 10 fractions, with 17,707 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
أيت إعزاAit Yazza5 douars · 1,664 people
تاغيا نيكساسنTaghi n'Iksassene	In parts	41	271	11.3	3.9	25.6
تيميطTimit	Grouped	62	401	0.5	1.0	4.0
إغرم أمزدارIghrem Amazdar	Grouped	89	536	0.9	1.4	1.5
بولمعدBoulmad	Dispersed	28	266	—	—	—
ضارت تيزيDart Tizi	Dispersed	24	190	—	—	—
أيت بونوAit Bounou6 douars · 3,220 people
أمجضضارAmajdadar	Dispersed	64	476	0.3	1.2	9.4
تاغساTaghssa	In parts	89	657	4.5	1.8	15.7
إغانسلنIghinsine	In parts	236	1,797	3.7	2.9	24.1
تيويتTiouyt	Grouped	3	38	—	—	—
وين إزغانWin Izghane	Grouped	31	210	12.3	0.7	22.5
أفازاAfaza	Dispersed	6	42	—	—	—
إلمشان الغربيةIlmchane Gharbia11 douars · 4,605 people
أيت الخلفAit el Khiaf	In parts	59	371	0.7	2.7	2.8
إميقبيMikbi	Grouped	123	750	1.0	1.0	3.1
إغرم نيلمشانIghrem n'Ilemchane	Dispersed	24	171	—	—	—
أوتعاويOut Aaoui	Grouped	42	293	1.1	1.4	16.8
الخطارةEl Khattara	Grouped	77	474	1.0	1.1	15.2
إكيس امزدارIkiss Amazdar	In parts	103	879	7.1	2.2	24.9
إكرضانIgourdane	Dispersed	58	411	1.2	2.1	13.9
تاغيا نتنافاوتTaghra n’Tnafaout	Dispersed	21	168	—	—	—
إكيس بوييكرIkis Bouyyker	Dispersed	41	301	5.7	3.0	14.5
تنغريفتTanghrift	Dispersed	48	336	1.1	1.9	5.4
أمردول أزكاغAmerdoul Azkagh	Dispersed	67	451	2.5	2.8	2.8
أيت حسوAit Hassou2 douars · 947 people
تين إوركانTine Iourkane	Grouped	103	533	2.3	2.4	15.1
أيت تحركيتAit Taharkit	Dispersed	72	414	0.9	1.7	11.5
أيت عيسى أوبراهيم وصاغروAit Aissa Aoubrahim Oussaghrou3 douars · 728 people
القيطونEl Kaitoune	Dispersed	45	336	9.7	2.7	8.2
أكلتيمAkltim	Dispersed	23	215	—	—	—
أساكاAssaka	Dispersed	20	177	—	—	—
أيت والالAit Oualal8 douars · 1,796 people
ايت ولالAit Ouallal	Grouped	54	266	0.8	1.0	1.0
تيشكيTichki	Grouped	79	519	1.0	0.1	5.7
تيغرمتTighremt	Grouped	45	374	0.2	0.3	5.3
تيفريتTifrit	Grouped	41	290	0.2	0.7	7.0
أيت مرصيدAït Marsid	Grouped	30	207	0.1	0.8	8.3
ايت واضيلنAit Ouadilen	Grouped	3	9	—	—	—
تيمزرايTimzray	Dispersed	16	111	—	—	—
غرغيزGharghiz	Dispersed	4	20	—	—	—
إلمشان الشرقيةIlmchane Charqia8 douars · 2,108 people
اوليليOulili	Grouped	7	41	—	—	—
تباينوتTabaynout	Dispersed	4	9	—	—	—
تيكولزاطينTigoulzatine	Dispersed	1	7	—	—	—
اوعامرAouaamr	Dispersed	6	57	—	—	—
تيشنيTichni	Dispersed	6	44	—	—	—
تاولاوالتTaoulaoualt	In parts	92	649	42.3	3.8	44.9
زاكرZaker	Dispersed	48	308	20.2	1.9	20.2
تاكموتTagmout	In parts	133	993	8.9	2.0	11.6
ايت عيسى اوبراهيم تازلافتAit Aissa Aoubrahim Tazlaft8 douars · 1,614 people
بوكافرBougafer	Dispersed	4	36	—	—	—
قادمKadem	Dispersed	27	177	—	—	—
تيوراغينTiouraghine	Dispersed	26	305	—	—	—
إغف نيغيرIghf Nighir	Dispersed	43	380	14.7	2.9	53.0
تازلافتTazlaft	Grouped	51	434	5.1	0.8	28.9
اسمارطاسAsmartas	Dispersed	19	128	—	—	—
تيكيزاTikiza	Dispersed	15	114	—	—	—
تاغيا ن لبورTaghi N Lbour	Dispersed	6	40	—	—	—
اكنيون المركزIkniouen Centre1 douar · 647 people
اكنيون المركزIkniouen Centre	Grouped	138	647	1.0	1.0	1.0
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune2 douars · 378 people
ايت براهيمAit Brahim	Grouped	31	303	6.7	2.0	25.9
اركArg	Dispersed	11	75	—	—	—

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: 08.577.05.17
As digits: 085770517
Slug: ikniouen
Record: /api/communes/08.577.05.17.json
Boundary: /api/communes/08.577.05.17/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/08.577.05.17/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/08.577.05.17/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/08.577.05.17/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/08.577.05.17/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/08.577.05.17/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2887545

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