Khalfia

خلفية

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

Population, 2024: 13,766
Since 2014: −10.9%from 15,451 in 2014
Density: 68.3people per km², 201.7 km²
Households: 3,279
Rank: 505505th most populous of 1,503 communes13th of 16 in its province

Since 2014, unemployment went from 8.3% to 25.2%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Gdana. In the labour force: 32.2% here, 30.6% there; aged 65 and over: 11.9% here, 11.7% there; running water: 93.2% here, 85.1% there.

Compare it with Gdana

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

23206

How it changed

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

Khalfia −10.9%

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: 37.0%aged 10 and over43.6% in 201444.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 25.2%8.3% in 201443.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 32.2%aged 15 and over39.6% in 20146.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.00children per woman2.35 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.8%of people6.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.1people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 93.2%of settled households90.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Khalfia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.0%	75 and over	4.4%
4.0%	70–74	2.7%
4.7%	65–69	4.1%
6.1%	60–64	6.4%
4.5%	55–59	5.5%
5.9%	50–54	6.4%
5.6%	45–49	6.4%
5.7%	40–44	6.8%
4.8%	35–39	5.7%
5.1%	30–34	6.5%
4.9%	25–29	5.7%
5.7%	20–24	6.6%
7.8%	15–19	8.4%
12.2%	10–14	9.6%
11.1%	5–9	8.6%
7.9%	0–4	6.3%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.9%
Tachelhit1.8%
Tamazight0.5%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French44.0%
English10.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle40.3%
On foot34.7%
Doesn’t travel to work11.2%
Private car5.8%
Employer’s transport3.0%
Informal transport2.4%
Taxi1.2%
Bus0.5%
Animal0.5%
Another way0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 43.6%aged 10 and over37.0% in 202455.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.3%25.2% in 202434.5% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.6%aged 15 and over32.2% in 20246.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.8%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.35children per woman1.00 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.7%of people6.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.2people on average4.1 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 90.3%of settled households93.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Khalfia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.5%	75 and over	3.2%
2.1%	70–74	2.1%
1.6%	65–69	1.9%
3.7%	60–64	3.2%
4.6%	55–59	3.7%
5.4%	50–54	6.1%
4.7%	45–49	5.8%
6.1%	40–44	6.7%
6.2%	35–39	6.7%
6.1%	30–34	7.5%
6.3%	25–29	7.4%
8.6%	20–24	8.9%
9.9%	15–19	8.4%
9.5%	10–14	8.4%
9.3%	5–9	9.0%
12.4%	0–4	11.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit1.0%
Tamazight0.7%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French55.0%
Arabic only31.9%
Arabic, French and English11.9%
Other combinations1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot53.3%
Bike or motorcycle24.8%
Private car6.3%
Works at home4.2%
Taxi4.0%
Another way2.8%
Not stated2.5%
Bus1.9%
Employer’s transport0.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood78.5%
Another commune4.7%
No fixed place4.3%
At home4.2%
Not stated2.5%
Somewhere else2.1%
Another province1.9%
Another in the commune1.8%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour41.3%
Farming and fishing23.9%
Crafts and skilled trades11.9%
Labouring and small trades7.3%
Trade and broking6.3%
Clerical work4.7%
Machine operating2.0%
Managers and senior professionals1.3%
Not classified0.8%
Technicians0.6%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma68.6%
Primary19.7%
Lower secondary8.5%
Upper secondary2.1%
DEUG or Licence0.9%
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: 37527.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 24966.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3441.4 per business
Public services: 114
Associations: 12in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 3counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce63.1%
Services21.7%
Industry13.7%
Construction1.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person86.7%
2 to 310.8%
4 to 91.2%
10 to 491.2%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later21.3%
2011–201943.8%
2001–201017.7%
1991–20008.8%
1981–19905.2%
1956–19802.8%
Before 19560.4%

Douars

Khalfia’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 24 douars in 3 fractions, with 13,286 people. 480 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
اولاد عبد اللهOulad Abdellah12 douars · 8,354 people
اولاد احمدOulad Ahmed	Grouped	214	885	0.2	2.0	3.1
لكلاعاتLaklaat	Grouped	132	577	0.0	1.4	2.3
اولاد منصورOulad Mansour	Grouped	176	728	0.0	1.4	1.8
لكواسمLagouacem	In parts	178	775	0.2	1.1	1.5
اولاد بوالليلOulad Boulile	Grouped	187	719	0.1	0.7	0.8
اولاد زيانOulad Ziane	Dispersed	112	475	0.1	1.9	2.0
الشرفاءChorfa	In parts	414	1,634	0.3	1.0	1.6
اولاد عبوOulad Abbou	Grouped	165	661	0.0	0.2	0.2
طنينشاتTninchate	Dispersed	62	287	0.7	2.3	7.9
بلان اولاد عبد اللهBelane Oulad Abdellah	Dispersed	218	969	0.1	2.3	4.4
الݣعيدةEl Gaida	Grouped	44	192	0.4	3.3	5.2
النزالةEn Nzala	In parts	114	452	0.1	0.8	3.1
أولاد حسونOulad Hassoune9 douars · 3,023 people
لمعلمينLamaalmine	Grouped	67	250	0.0	0.9	0.9
الفساحلةEl Fssahla	In parts	146	537	0.1	1.0	1.0
السكاكةEssakaka	In parts	131	508	0.1	0.8	0.8
اولاد ناصرOulad Naçer	In parts	154	603	0.2	1.4	1.4
اولاد عيسىOulad Issa	Grouped	57	260	0.2	0.8	1.1
الحجاجEl Hajjaj	Grouped	48	200	0.4	1.7	1.7
لعبابطةLaababta	In parts	77	273	0.1	1.1	1.1
الخلفيةAl Khalfia	In parts	50	202	0.4	1.5	1.5
بلان اولاد حسونBelane Oulad Hassoune	Dispersed	41	190	0.7	4.4	4.4
اولاد نجاعOulad Nejja3 douars · 1,909 people
اولاد نجاعOulad Nejja	In parts	407	1,537	0.5	0.8	0.7
بلان اولاد نجاعBelane Oulad Nejja	Dispersed	60	234	0.7	6.3	6.5
السماعلةSmaala	Dispersed	25	138	—	—	—

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: 05.255.09.01
As digits: 052550901
Slug: khalfia
Record: /api/communes/05.255.09.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/05.255.09.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/05.255.09.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/05.255.09.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/05.255.09.01/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/05.255.09.01/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/05.255.09.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2882587

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import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("khalfia");

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