Khenifra

خنيفرة

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

Population, 2024
123,738
Since 2014
+5.3%from 117,510 in 2014
Density
8,012people per km², 15.4 km²
Households
34,147
Foreign residents
52
Rank
3232nd most populous of 1,503 communes1st of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

KerrouchenAit SaadelliTighassalineEl KbabLehriAit IshaqOuaoumanaSidi LamineSidi AmarAguelmousSebt Ait RahouMoulay BouazzaHad BouhssoussenSidi HcineM'rirtEl HammamAguelmam AzegzaEl BorjOum RabiaMoha Ou Hammou ZayaniSidi Yahya Ou Saad

How it changed

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

Khenifra +5.3%

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
25.7%aged 10 and over30.0% in 201434.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
30.5%22.9% in 201443.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.7%aged 15 and over44.2% in 201416.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.68children per woman1.80 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.2%of people6.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.6%of settled households93.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Khenifra: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.5%75 and over3.9%
3.2%70–743.0%
4.2%65–693.6%
5.7%60–645.5%
5.4%55–595.8%
6.6%50–547.0%
6.4%45–497.4%
6.6%40–447.5%
6.1%35–396.9%
6.4%30–346.8%
5.8%25–296.3%
6.8%20–247.3%
8.1%15–197.4%
9.6%10–148.3%
8.8%5–97.6%
6.9%0–45.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija96.5%
  • Tamazight43.7%
  • Tachelhit7.2%
  • Tarifit0.4%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French65.7%
  • English21.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot56.9%
  • Private car14.3%
  • Bus9.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.0%
  • Taxi3.3%
  • Employer’s transport2.8%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
41,715
Standing empty
19.8%11.5% vacant8.3% a second home
Precarious
1.3%0.8% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
97.8%96.9% on the water mains96.0% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.6%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house92.8%
  • Apartment2.7%
  • Villa2.0%
  • Traditional house1.1%
  • Slum or basic house0.8%
  • Other0.4%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years50.4%
  • 20 to 49 years39.0%
  • 50 years or more10.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
5,23442.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4,95994.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
8,3581.7 per business
Public services
216
Associations
59in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce53.1%
  • Services26.7%
  • Industry17.2%
  • Construction3.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person68.6%
  • 2 to 325.0%
  • 4 to 95.4%
  • 10 to 491.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later34.5%
  • 2011–201932.9%
  • 2001–201015.7%
  • 1991–20008.4%
  • 1981–19904.2%
  • 1956–19803.8%
  • Before 19560.6%

In the data

Code
05.301.01.01
As digits
053010101
Slug
khenifra
Record
/api/communes/05.301.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.301.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.301.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.301.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/05.301.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.301.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2875670
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("khenifra");

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