Msied

لمسيد

Rural commune in the cercle of Msied, province of Tan-Tan, Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
1,501
Since 2014
+17.7%from 1,275 in 2014
Density
0.4people per km², 4,229.2 km²
Households
268
Rank
1,4551,455th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 7 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

82023

How it changed

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

Msied +17.7%

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
31.2%aged 10 and over63.7% in 201434.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
39.5%15.3% in 201462.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
46.7%aged 15 and over48.9% in 20146.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
78.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
0.74children per woman2.17 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
2.5%of people2.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.6people on average6.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.9%of settled households4.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Msied: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.4%75 and over4.0%
2.9%70–741.3%
3.1%65–692.1%
2.4%60–644.3%
3.4%55–593.8%
4.0%50–544.8%
6.8%45–496.0%
6.9%40–446.8%
9.3%35–3910.7%
10.8%30–3411.9%
9.9%25–298.2%
8.3%20–246.5%
8.8%15–197.8%
7.7%10–148.1%
7.2%5–97.0%
5.0%0–46.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija96.4%
  • Hassania92.4%
  • Tachelhit0.8%
  • Tamazight0.4%
  • Tarifit0.1%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Darija 25.7% in 2014, 96.4% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French28.1%
  • English2.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Bike or motorcycle37.1%
  • Private car31.3%
  • On foot21.1%
  • Employer’s transport5.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work2.0%
  • Animal1.2%
  • Another way1.2%
  • Bus0.8%
  • Taxi0.4%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Informal transport0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2516.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
728.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
71.0 per business
Public services
18
Associations
0in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce85.7%
  • Industry14.3%
  • Construction0.0%
  • Services0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person100.0%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 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 later14.3%
  • 2011–20190.0%
  • 2001–20100.0%
  • 1991–200085.7%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Msied’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 13 douars in 5 fractions, with 1,319 people. 182 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
لمسيد المركزMsied Centre3 douars · 479 people
المسيد المركزAl Msid CentreGrouped10245412.320.177.4
اوينغتAouynghtDispersed211———
جريفيةJraifiaDispersed214———
تافراوتTafraout3 douars · 204 people
تافراوتTafraoutDispersed3016614.722.571.5
اغونيمAghounimDispersed13———
خنيك عليKhenik AliDispersed435———
ام الصبيعOum Essbi3 douars · 126 people
ام الصبيعOum EssbiDispersed864———
فج الريحFej RihDispersed218———
مغدر السلطانMaghder SultanDispersed844———
عكلة البلAkla El Bl1 douar · 171 people
عكلة الابلAkla El AbelDispersed3017114.020.171.1
الرݣا لبيضErrga Labyad3 douars · 339 people
الرك لبيضErrk LabyadDispersed18139———
أزݣرAzgarDispersed27188———
لكطيفةLaktifaDispersed112———

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
10.521.03.01
As digits
105210301
Slug
msied
OpenStreetMap
2890950
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("msied");

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