Machraa Ben Abbou

مشرع بن عبو

Rural commune in the cercle of Settat Janoubia, province of Settat, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024: 9,331
Since 2014: −0.3%from 9,355 in 2014
Density: 53.9people per km², 173.1 km²
Households: 2,106
Rank: 791791st most populous of 1,503 communes25th of 46 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Machraa Ben Abbou −0.3%

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: 43.0%aged 10 and over52.7% in 201455.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.3%13.7% in 201428.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.1%aged 15 and over44.6% in 20144.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.58children per woman2.71 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.5%of people5.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.4people on average5.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 65.2%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Machraa Ben Abbou: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
3.1%	75 and over	4.1%
2.8%	70–74	2.4%
2.7%	65–69	2.9%
3.6%	60–64	4.5%
2.7%	55–59	3.6%
4.7%	50–54	5.5%
6.0%	45–49	5.6%
5.3%	40–44	6.1%
7.2%	35–39	7.1%
6.7%	30–34	6.0%
7.2%	25–29	6.3%
8.5%	20–24	6.5%
9.2%	15–19	8.8%
11.1%	10–14	11.2%
10.1%	5–9	11.6%
9.1%	0–4	7.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.6%
Tachelhit0.5%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French58.7%
English13.9%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot62.0%
Taxi12.2%
Employer’s transport5.1%
Bike or motorcycle4.4%
Bus3.2%
Private car2.6%

Can’t read or write: 52.7%aged 10 and over43.0% in 202466.5% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 13.7%16.3% in 202461.4% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.6%aged 15 and over38.1% in 20247.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 87.5%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.71children per woman2.58 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.5%of people4.5% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.9people on average4.4 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 0.0%of settled households65.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Machraa Ben Abbou: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
2.6%	75 and over	2.6%
1.5%	70–74	2.0%
1.8%	65–69	1.9%
3.2%	60–64	3.5%
2.7%	55–59	3.2%
4.2%	50–54	4.2%
3.5%	45–49	3.8%
5.0%	40–44	5.7%
6.9%	35–39	6.3%
7.0%	30–34	7.9%
9.3%	25–29	8.0%
9.3%	20–24	8.2%
9.9%	15–19	9.7%
10.9%	10–14	10.3%
10.2%	5–9	10.5%
11.9%	0–4	12.3%

Local languages used

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

Darija100.0%
Tachelhit0.3%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only47.0%
Arabic and French43.9%
Arabic, French and English8.5%
Other combinations0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot53.8%
Taxi18.5%
Bus8.4%
Private car2.9%
Bike or motorcycle1.8%
Employer’s transport1.6%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood45.7%
Another province30.5%
No fixed place8.8%
Another commune5.4%
Somewhere else2.6%
At home2.5%
Another in the commune2.1%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing27.8%
Labouring and small trades23.4%
Crafts and skilled trades19.4%
Machine operating9.8%
Farm and fishing labour9.7%
Clerical work5.0%
Trade and broking2.7%
Not classified0.9%
Managers and senior professionals0.7%
Technicians0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma77.5%
Primary15.3%
Lower secondary5.1%
Upper secondary1.5%
DEUG or Licence0.5%
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: 14015.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 5740.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2424.2 per business
Public services: 69
Associations: 14in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce73.7%
Industry15.8%
Services10.5%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person87.7%
2 to 31.8%
4 to 95.3%
10 to 493.5%
50 and over1.8%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later26.3%
2011–201924.6%
2001–201033.3%
1991–20003.5%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19808.8%
Before 19563.5%

In the data

Code: 06.461.17.13
As digits: 064611713
Slug: machraa-ben-abbou
Record: /api/communes/06.461.17.13.json
Boundary: /api/communes/06.461.17.13/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/06.461.17.13/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/06.461.17.13/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/06.461.17.13/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap: 2879963

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