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

Next door in Sidi Ghanem, 2.2% of households have running water. Here, it’s 65.2%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 0.0% to 65.2%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Jbiel. Read French: 58.7% here, 62.7% there; aged 0 to 14: 30.4% here, 31.3% there; higher education: 2.8% here, 2.4% there.

Compare it with Jbiel

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

26673

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
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%

More census figures

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%
Doesn’t travel to work6.5%
Employer’s transport5.1%
Bike or motorcycle4.4%
Informal transport3.5%
Bus3.2%
Private car2.6%
Animal0.3%
Another way0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

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
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%

More census figures

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%
Another way7.6%
Private car2.9%
Not stated2.7%
Works at home2.5%
Bike or motorcycle1.8%
Employer’s transport1.6%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

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%
Not stated2.4%
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

More business figures

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%

Douars

Machraa Ben Abbou’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 21 douars in 3 fractions, with 9,331 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
اولاد امحمدOulad M'hamed5 douars · 3,535 people
سد ايمفوتBarrage Aymfout	In parts	20	78	—	—	—
كشاشةKechacha	In parts	249	1,031	6.1	1.8	15.0
ابداوةBdaoua	In parts	283	1,365	5.5	1.1	15.0
البيراتBwirate	Grouped	127	710	4.9	1.2	13.9
اولاد موسى الزواتنةOulad Moussa Zwatna	In parts	93	351	1.1	1.1	8.4
فرقة النحيلاتFerka Nhilat9 douars · 2,363 people
دوار الشݣةDouar Ecchga	Grouped	109	522	1.0	1.0	5.4
اولاد بوجمعةOulad Boujamaa	Grouped	60	288	1.0	2.0	16.2
دوار بوشاكرDouar Bouchaker	In parts	109	508	1.3	1.6	20.4
الملاسةEl Melassa	Grouped	18	82	—	—	—
دوار رحال الملاسDouar Rahal El Melas	Grouped	72	340	1.1	1.3	8.8
النحيلاتNhilat	Grouped	29	133	—	—	—
دوار الجحفةDouar El Jahfa	Grouped	52	247	2.6	2.3	14.2
اولاد القايد موسىOulad Qaïd Moussa	Grouped	22	101	—	—	—
التعاونية العلويةCoopérative El Alouia	Grouped	29	142	—	—	—
الصواكةEssouaka7 douars · 3,433 people
الصواكة الفقرةEssouaka El Foqra	Grouped	106	462	2.4	2.4	2.6
الصواكة الشرقيةSwaka Charquia	Grouped	210	818	2.3	1.7	1.7
الصواكة الغربيةEssouaka Gharbia	Grouped	302	1,228	2.2	2.0	2.1
اولاد سعيد بن عليOulad Saïd Ben Ali	Grouped	155	692	1.0	1.0	15.0
المركزCentre	In parts	47	175	1.0	1.0	15.0
الصواكة بئر بلبكريEssouakat Bir Belbkri	Grouped	10	41	—	—	—
الصغيرSghir	Grouped	4	17	—	—	—

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: 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
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/06.461.17.13/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/06.461.17.13/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2879963

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