Mejji

مجي

Rural commune in the cercle of El Hanchane, province of Essaouira, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024
6,479
Since 2014
−4.0%from 6,750 in 2014
Density
63.6people per km², 101.9 km²
Households
1,497
Rank
1,0601,060th most populous of 1,503 communes21st of 57 in its province

Where it is

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

Timzguida-OuftasIda Ou GuelloulSidi Hmad Ou M'barekIda Ou KazzouAit Aissa IhahaneTamanarTarganteTafednaIda Ou AazzaSmimouImgradeImi-N'tlitTakouchtAglifAit DaoudAdaghasAssaisBouzemmourTahelouanteBizdadSidi GhanemeSidi El JazouliTidziSidi H'mad Ou HamedSidi KaoukiEzzaouiteMeskalaKorimateMouaridAit SaidAguerdKechoulaLagdadraEl HanchaneLahsinateOunaghaEssaouiraHad DraMoulay BouzarqtouneTakateAquermoudSidi IshaqSidi Ali El KoratiSidi AbdeljalilTalmestM'khalifSidi LaaroussiMzilateM'ramerSidi BoulaalamSidi Aissa RegraguiZaouiat Ben HmidaSidi M'hamed Ou MarzouqOulad M'rabetTafetachteSidi Ahmed Essayeh

How it changed

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

Mejji −4.0%

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
43.4%aged 10 and over53.6% in 201452.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
5.3%3.0% in 201414.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
37.4%aged 15 and over43.3% in 20142.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.84children per woman2.76 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.2%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
95.5%of settled households29.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Mejji: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.9%75 and over4.7%
2.7%70–743.4%
3.6%65–693.7%
4.2%60–644.6%
4.2%55–593.9%
5.5%50–545.1%
6.4%45–495.9%
6.4%40–446.8%
6.7%35–396.1%
6.8%30–346.7%
6.1%25–295.3%
6.0%20–246.5%
8.5%15–198.9%
9.8%10–1410.9%
10.2%5–910.1%
8.2%0–47.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.7%
  • Tachelhit1.4%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Tarifit0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French42.8%
  • English10.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot39.1%
  • Bus16.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.0%
  • Taxi4.7%
  • Private car3.9%
  • Employer’s transport0.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
16525.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
7746.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2383.1 per business
Public services
86
Associations
2in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Industry51.9%
  • Commerce37.7%
  • Services10.4%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person49.4%
  • 2 to 341.6%
  • 4 to 93.9%
  • 10 to 493.9%
  • 50 and over1.3%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later24.7%
  • 2011–201922.1%
  • 2001–201019.5%
  • 1991–200023.4%
  • 1981–19909.1%
  • 1956–19801.3%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
07.211.09.15
As digits
072110915
Slug
mejji
Record
/api/communes/07.211.09.15.json
Boundary
/api/communes/07.211.09.15/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/07.211.09.15/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/07.211.09.15/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/07.211.09.15/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2821028
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("mejji");

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