Oulad Yahya Louta

أولاد يحيى لوطا

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

Population, 2024
9,612
Since 2014
+1.9%from 9,430 in 2014
Density
73.4people per km², 131 km²
Households
2,201
Foreign residents
1
Rank
767767th most populous of 1,503 communes10th of 15 in its province

Next door in Benslimane, 95.2% of households have running water. Here, it’s 2.7%.

Since 2014, the share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force went from 47.6% to 33.1%. Across Morocco, the fall was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Oulad Boughadi. Unemployment: 15.0% here, 16.2% there; in the labour force: 33.1% here, 34.2% there; higher education: 3.5% here, 2.7% there.

Compare it with Oulad Boughadi

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Oulad Yahya Louta +1.9%

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
37.4%aged 10 and over40.8% in 201447.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
15.0%15.1% in 201422.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
33.1%aged 15 and over47.6% in 20142.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.51children per woman2.51 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.3%of people4.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.4people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
2.7%of settled households0.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Yahya Louta: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.1%75 and over4.3%
3.6%70–742.6%
3.5%65–693.7%
4.7%60–645.3%
4.8%55–594.7%
6.3%50–545.6%
6.4%45–495.7%
6.4%40–446.7%
6.7%35–396.4%
6.1%30–346.7%
5.9%25–296.5%
7.2%20–247.0%
7.5%15–197.8%
9.9%10–149.5%
9.2%5–99.1%
8.8%0–48.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.2%
  • Tachelhit1.1%
  • Tamazight0.4%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.1%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French50.7%
  • English10.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot26.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle21.5%
  • Doesn’t travel to work19.5%
  • Taxi16.0%
  • Private car9.2%
  • Employer’s transport3.8%
  • Informal transport1.7%
  • Another way0.5%
  • Bus0.4%
  • Animal0.4%
  • Tram0.1%
  • Train0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
9810.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
6768.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2573.8 per business
Public services
31
Associations
0in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce79.1%
  • Industry10.4%
  • Services10.4%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.6%
  • 2 to 313.4%
  • 4 to 99.0%
  • 10 to 491.5%
  • 50 and over1.5%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later56.7%
  • 2011–201932.8%
  • 2001–20106.0%
  • 1991–20003.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19801.5%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Oulad Yahya Louta’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 12 douars in 4 fractions, with 9,605 people. 7 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
اولاد يحيى لوطاOulad Yahya Louta4 douars · 3,248 people
اولاد سي داوودOulad Si DaoudIn parts803420.61.75.0
سحاتةShattaIn parts2059911.02.06.9
سوالمSwalemIn parts3071,3811.02.06.9
موالين الوادMoualine El OuedIn parts1265341.33.38.2
اهل لوطا الشرقيينAhl Louta Echarqiyine4 douars · 3,574 people
اولاد الطالبOulad TayebIn parts2821,1561.23.18.7
اولاد البهلولOulad El BhloulIn parts1014491.44.211.0
لبيضLabyadIn parts3171,2630.93.06.4
بني كرزازBni KarzazIn parts1717061.23.213.4
فرقة العوانسFerka El Aouans2 douars · 1,983 people
لعوانسLaaouanesseIn parts3821,7230.62.43.0
الرحاحلةRhahlaIn parts622600.82.14.6
أهل لوطا الشرقيينAhl Louta Echarqiyine2 douars · 800 people
أولاد العاليOulad AliDispersed1185570.82.04.0
أولاد البهلول التيرسOulad El Bhloul TirsGrouped492430.53.94.4

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code
Code
06.111.03.15
As digits
061110315
Slug
oulad-yahya-louta
OpenStreetMap
2522582
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("oulad-yahya-louta");

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