Oulad Zbair

أولاد ازباير

Rural commune in the cercle of Ouad Amlil, province of Taza, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 17,562
Since 2014: −1.0%from 17,747 in 2014
Density: 193people per km², 90.8 km²
Households: 3,716
Foreign residents: 3
Rank: 363363rd most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 38 in its province

Next door in Rbaa El Fouki, 4.3% of households have running water. Here, it’s 50.5%.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Mohammed Ben Rahal. Unemployment: 12.2% here, 13.4% there; read French: 31.6% here, 36.0% there; household size: 4.7 here, 4.7 there.

Compare it with Sidi Mohammed Ben Rahal

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Oulad Zbair −1.0%

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: 38.1%aged 10 and over45.0% in 201447.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 12.2%9.5% in 201431.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.1%aged 15 and over43.1% in 20144.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 94.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.05children per woman2.58 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 8.1%of people5.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average5.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 50.5%of settled households42.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Zbair: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.3%	75 and over	4.2%
2.6%	70–74	2.6%
3.2%	65–69	3.0%
4.1%	60–64	4.9%
3.8%	55–59	4.0%
4.9%	50–54	4.9%
5.5%	45–49	4.9%
6.2%	40–44	6.3%
6.8%	35–39	6.8%
6.7%	30–34	6.2%
6.3%	25–29	6.5%
7.8%	20–24	7.5%
9.2%	15–19	9.3%
9.7%	10–14	9.9%
10.7%	5–9	10.3%
9.2%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.4%
Tachelhit0.4%
Tarifit0.3%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.7%
French31.6%
English7.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot52.6%
Informal transport15.4%
Doesn’t travel to work9.2%
Bus7.3%
Taxi4.8%
Private car4.3%
Animal3.2%
Another way1.3%
Bike or motorcycle1.0%
Employer’s transport0.6%
Train0.4%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 45.0%aged 10 and over38.1% in 202458.9% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 9.5%12.2% in 202429.1% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.1%aged 15 and over34.1% in 20246.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.7%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.58children per woman2.05 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.5%of people8.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.6people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 42.6%of settled households50.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Zbair: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.3%	75 and over	3.0%
1.9%	70–74	1.9%
1.7%	65–69	1.8%
2.9%	60–64	3.1%
3.7%	55–59	3.7%
4.2%	50–54	4.9%
4.4%	45–49	4.8%
5.3%	40–44	5.2%
5.6%	35–39	5.8%
6.8%	30–34	7.0%
8.8%	25–29	8.3%
10.0%	20–24	9.0%
10.1%	15–19	10.4%
11.1%	10–14	10.9%
10.4%	5–9	10.1%
9.9%	0–4	10.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tarifit0.4%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French52.5%
Arabic only33.1%
Arabic, French and English14.0%
Other combinations0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot54.3%
Bus14.2%
Taxi11.3%
Private car7.0%
Another way6.8%
Works at home3.3%
Not stated1.8%
Bike or motorcycle1.0%
Train0.2%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood51.1%
No fixed place19.4%
Another province13.1%
Another in the commune6.3%
At home3.3%
Another commune3.0%
Somewhere else2.0%
Not stated1.8%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Crafts and skilled trades25.3%
Farming and fishing23.0%
Labouring and small trades13.8%
Farm and fishing labour13.7%
Trade and broking10.5%
Clerical work5.6%
Managers and senior professionals2.9%
Machine operating2.8%
Not classified1.9%
Technicians0.6%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma69.6%
Primary20.2%
Lower secondary5.7%
Upper secondary2.8%
DEUG or Licence1.7%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Oulad Zbair’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings: 1,861
Standing empty: 22.3%13.4% vacant8.9% a second home
Precarious: 1.0%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 87.9%96.4% on the water mains96.4% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 4.7%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house95.3%
Apartment3.1%
Other0.8%
Traditional house0.4%
Villa0.2%
Slum or basic house0.1%
Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years58.4%
20 to 49 years37.7%
50 years or more3.9%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 56031.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 32858.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 4611.4 per business
Public services: 222
Associations: 10in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce53.7%
Services27.4%
Industry16.2%
Construction2.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person70.7%
2 to 325.6%
4 to 93.7%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later31.1%
2011–201942.1%
2001–201017.7%
1991–20006.7%
1981–19901.5%
1956–19800.9%
Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Oulad Zbair

6,687

Douars

Oulad Zbair’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 33 douars in 5 fractions, with 10,843 people. Another 6,687 live in Oulad Zbair, its urban centre, which has no douars. 32 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
اولاد ازباير الشرقيةOulad Zbair Charqia8 douars · 2,149 people
بني عليBni Ali	In parts	98	497	4.0	1.8	16.4
حميمدينHmimdine	In parts	45	209	5.4	3.5	14.3
دار معطلةDar Maatalla	In parts	37	175	3.5	3.2	12.8
عين سعيدAin Saaid	In parts	56	301	1.1	1.3	8.9
هلالمةHlalma	In parts	74	343	4.5	2.6	12.1
تجايلتTajaylet	In parts	63	290	3.1	2.0	7.5
الغابةEl Ghaba	In parts	47	201	5.0	2.5	10.6
بورزاماتBourzamat	In parts	33	133	3.1	1.3	10.3
بني مجدول الشرقيةBni Majdoul Charqia6 douars · 2,979 people
اولاد بن طيطةOuled Bentita	In parts	193	979	0.6	1.4	4.1
الشاويينEchaouiyine	Dispersed	131	604	1.8	1.5	8.0
القليعةLakliaa	Dispersed	210	1,041	1.3	2.1	9.4
المنزلEl Menzel	Dispersed	34	170	3.0	4.8	11.0
الشطاطوةChtatoua	Dispersed	32	162	1.5	2.9	3.3
سيدي الهاديSidi El Hadi	Grouped	6	23	—	—	—
اولاد ازباير الجنوبيةOulad Zbair Janoubia9 douars · 2,293 people
القصيباتEl Ksibat	In parts	156	748	1.8	3.0	3.9
باب هوارةBab Houara	Dispersed	71	367	1.0	2.5	2.5
ابجاغلةBjaghla	Dispersed	9	36	—	—	—
ازوالتةZoualta	Dispersed	26	128	—	—	—
احليفاتHlifat	Dispersed	43	220	3.5	2.3	7.0
النخلة تعونية التوفيقEnnakhlat Taounia Ettoufik	Grouped	37	191	0.0	0.1	4.9
براغتةBraghta	Dispersed	10	36	—	—	—
عين احمدAin Ahmed	Dispersed	68	332	1.7	4.7	4.8
تعاونية سيدي مزيانCoopérative Sidi Meziane	Dispersed	53	235	1.0	2.9	2.9
بني مجدول الغربيةBni Majdoul Gharbia9 douars · 3,322 people
أولاد عطيةOulad Atiya	Dispersed	21	93	—	—	—
أولاد قناعةOulad Knaa	Dispersed	162	822	0.7	2.5	3.4
الركبةRoukba	Dispersed	122	627	1.5	2.4	4.7
الطواهرEttouaher	Dispersed	82	385	1.1	2.7	2.7
المعزيينLmaiziyine	Dispersed	46	261	4.7	3.5	11.2
بني افطرBni Fter	Grouped	21	116	—	—	—
الشنانفةChnanfa	Grouped	60	292	1.0	5.7	6.1
الكافLkaf	Dispersed	96	495	1.4	2.8	2.8
الوادEl Oued	Dispersed	40	231	1.9	2.0	5.8
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune1 douar · 100 people
بني وازعBni Ouaza	Dispersed	16	100	—	—	—

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: 03.561.07.09
As digits: 035610709
Slug: oulad-zbair
Record: /api/communes/03.561.07.09.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.561.07.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.561.07.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.561.07.09/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/communes/03.561.07.09/housing.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.561.07.09/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.561.07.09/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2758246

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