Mesti

مستي

Rural commune in the cercle of Ifni, province of Sidi Ifni, Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
2,533
Since 2014
−13.6%from 2,931 in 2014
Density
13.6people per km², 185.9 km²
Households
731
Rank
1,4111,411th most populous of 1,503 communes18th of 19 in its province

Next door in Sidi Ifni, 89.9% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 25.3%.

Since 2014, households on the public sewer went from 0.5% to 25.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 7 points.

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

85302

How it changed

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

Mesti −13.6%

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
37.2%aged 10 and over42.2% in 201453.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
33.7%24.3% in 201430.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
30.6%aged 15 and over37.3% in 20143.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.72children per woman1.96 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.3%of people9.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.4people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
41.5%of settled households36.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Mesti: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.3%75 and over7.0%
3.4%70–743.9%
4.6%65–694.0%
3.9%60–644.6%
6.1%55–595.1%
6.3%50–547.1%
8.0%45–496.2%
6.3%40–448.1%
4.9%35–397.9%
5.9%30–346.0%
6.3%25–294.7%
6.4%20–246.0%
7.1%15–196.6%
10.8%10–147.5%
8.3%5–98.4%
6.3%0–46.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit90.0%
  • Darija58.1%
  • Hassania4.8%
  • Tamazight0.4%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.3%
  • French47.6%
  • English12.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot44.7%
  • Taxi12.8%
  • Doesn’t travel to work10.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.0%
  • Bus7.8%
  • Private car7.0%
  • Employer’s transport3.2%
  • Informal transport3.2%
  • Another way1.9%
  • Animal0.8%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
12147.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3226.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1093.4 per business
Public services
87
Associations
2in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce56.3%
  • Services34.4%
  • Industry9.4%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person68.8%
  • 2 to 321.9%
  • 4 to 96.3%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over3.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later34.4%
  • 2011–201943.8%
  • 2001–201012.5%
  • 1991–20009.4%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Mesti’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 50 douars in 3 fractions, with 2,475 people. 58 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
أيت شعيبAit Chaib29 douars · 1,965 people
سيدي وارزكSidi OuarzegGrouped513———
شنورباChnourbaGrouped46———
إد حميميدId HmaimidGrouped410———
إد علي الفالId Ali El FalGrouped514———
أويالAouiyalIn parts451560.73.27.6
توبالتTaoubaltIn parts820———
تيزكاغينTizgaghineIn parts2481———
إد حيسونIdhaissouneGrouped819———
بيوكتاBiugtaGrouped1455———
إمسكينAmesguenGrouped1242———
الركنتErcuntGrouped717———
إحندارنIhandarnGrouped1971———
أنبدAnbedGrouped2196———
ابلاشAblachGrouped313———
توسمكTousemkIn parts2458270.10.40.4
إد مبارك أوحمادId M'Barek OahmedGrouped722———
تكمي الجديدTeguemi LjdidGrouped1568———
أكنيAgniGrouped210———
إيوراغنIyouraghenGrouped1454———
إد بوهوشId Bel HachGrouped725———
أحمريAhemriGrouped832———
إد هموId HmmouGrouped419———
إد شبورةId CheboraGrouped1442———
الهرابزةEl HerabzaIn parts1568———
لكريمةLakrimaDispersed2673———
تمرزاكتTamerzaktGrouped727———
أكادير ندو الحاجAgadir Ndou El HajGrouped414———
أدوارAdouarIn parts1227———
إزيكيتنIzikitenGrouped1144———
إدينيتنIdiniten15 douars · 440 people
إداويكضلId U UigdelGrouped15———
إد بو الحريرId Bu el HerirGrouped27———
إد الحاجId LhajIn parts319———
إد الخضيرId El KhadirGrouped39———
أريفيArrifiIn parts1869———
إجوماضIjoumadeGrouped12———
ألوزاضAlouzadGrouped822———
إدوهنيId OuhniIn parts47———
إهرياتنIhriatenGrouped516———
إرامشيونIram ChiouneIn parts826———
تاكنيتTagounitGrouped1143———
إد حيمودId HaymoudGrouped621———
أكادير ندبروجAgadir NadbroujIn parts2391———
تازنتاتTazentateIn parts2157———
اد مولودId MouloudGrouped1546———
أولاد ادريسOulad Driss6 douars · 70 people
أكويديرAgadirIn parts921———
أهل بوالاتAhl BouallatIn parts36———
الفيجةEl FijaGrouped418———
أهل الزويكيAhl EzzouykiGrouped27———
أهل بواريAhl BouariGrouped17———
أهل الناجمAhl NajemGrouped411———

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
10.473.05.05
As digits
104730505
Slug
mesti
OpenStreetMap
2885999
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("mesti");

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