Lebkhata

لبخاتة

Rural commune in the cercle of Jerada-Banlieue Sud, province of Jerada, Oriental.

Population, 2024
2,541
Since 2014
−2.7%from 2,612 in 2014
Density
9.1people per km², 278.9 km²
Households
592
Rank
1,4101,410th most populous of 1,503 communes11th of 14 in its province

Next door in Mrija, 8.1% of those who can read also read French. Here, it’s 59.2%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 19.3% to 32.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

64554

How it changed

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

Lebkhata −2.7%

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
40.9%aged 10 and over49.0% in 201449.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
32.9%19.3% in 201466.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.0%aged 15 and over40.9% in 20147.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.22children per woman2.29 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.9%of people5.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
62.0%of settled households50.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Lebkhata: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.6%75 and over5.9%
2.3%70–742.6%
4.2%65–693.5%
3.4%60–644.5%
5.8%55–595.3%
4.7%50–545.1%
7.5%45–496.4%
6.7%40–447.1%
7.6%35–397.5%
6.2%30–347.7%
5.8%25–296.3%
5.1%20–246.0%
8.0%15–196.6%
10.3%10–1410.4%
11.2%5–97.7%
6.5%0–47.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.8%
  • Tarifit61.2%
  • Tachelhit0.0%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French59.2%
  • English18.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot63.6%
  • Doesn’t travel to work10.9%
  • Taxi7.1%
  • Private car6.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle5.3%
  • Bus2.2%
  • Animal1.8%
  • Employer’s transport1.6%
  • Informal transport1.1%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
3614.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1027.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
141.4 per business
Public services
25
Associations
1in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce60.0%
  • Industry30.0%
  • Services10.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person60.0%
  • 2 to 340.0%
  • 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 later10.0%
  • 2011–201980.0%
  • 2001–20100.0%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–198010.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Lebkhata’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 3 douars in 3 fractions, with 2,541 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
لبخاتة العلياLebkhata El Oulia1 douar · 1,095 people
لبخاتة العلياLebkhata El OuliaIn parts2671,0950.21.33.0
لبخاتة السفلىLebkhata Essoufla1 douar · 655 people
لبخاتة السفلىLebkhata EssouflaIn parts1566550.81.85.2
الروابحErrouabih1 douar · 791 people
الروابحErrouabihIn parts1697910.32.920.1

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code
Code
02.275.07.09
As digits
022750709
Slug
lebkhata
OpenStreetMap
3551309
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("lebkhata");

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