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Ouled Zmam

أولاد زمام

Rural commune in the cercle of Bni Moussa Charquia, province of Fquih Ben Salah, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
30,039
Since 2014
−10.7%from 33,652 in 2014
Density
151people per km², 199.3 km²
Households
6,547
Foreign residents
2
Rank
182182nd most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 16 in its province

Since 2014, unemployment went from 10.6% to 38.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bouhlou. In the labour force: 33.8% here, 31.9% there; running water: 84.7% here, 90.0% there; aged 65 and over: 11.1% here, 11.0% there.

Compare it with Bouhlou

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

23575

How it changed

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

Ouled Zmam −10.7%

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
39.4%aged 10 and over45.0% in 201448.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
38.1%10.6% in 201441.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
33.8%aged 15 and over41.9% in 20144.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.18children per woman2.65 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.8%of people5.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.6people on average5.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
84.7%of settled households60.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ouled Zmam: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.3%75 and over4.1%
3.2%70–743.1%
4.3%65–694.1%
5.3%60–645.5%
4.9%55–595.1%
5.5%50–546.4%
5.9%45–496.2%
5.9%40–446.5%
5.8%35–396.4%
5.4%30–345.9%
5.1%25–296.5%
6.0%20–246.1%
8.7%15–197.5%
11.7%10–1410.4%
10.9%5–99.8%
8.1%0–46.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.4%
  • Tachelhit1.5%
  • Tamazight1.0%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French46.7%
  • English9.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot29.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle29.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work14.3%
  • Private car9.2%
  • Employer’s transport6.1%
  • Taxi4.8%
  • Bus3.9%
  • Informal transport1.9%
  • Animal0.7%
  • Another way0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
74224.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
56175.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
9721.7 per business
Public services
148
Associations
33in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.6%
  • Services22.1%
  • Industry17.6%
  • Construction2.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person59.9%
  • 2 to 335.5%
  • 4 to 93.9%
  • 10 to 490.7%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.8%
  • 2011–201933.5%
  • 2001–201013.9%
  • 1991–20007.8%
  • 1981–19901.8%
  • 1956–19802.1%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ouled Zmam’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 29 douars in 7 fractions, with 30,038 people. One more isn’t in any douar: a nomad, or someone HCP counts apart, such as a soldier in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
اولاد زهرةOulad Zahra3 douars · 4,125 people
النكارLangarGrouped1044940.22.44.9
بني عونBni AounGrouped3511,6100.41.37.6
اولاد زهرةOulad ZahraIn parts4262,0210.32.16.6
اولاد ازمام الشرقيةOulad Azmam Charqia6 douars · 4,522 people
لمرازقة الشرقيةLamrazka CharqiaGrouped3841,6090.00.70.8
لعبابسةBabsaGrouped2671,1100.00.00.6
الزويرية الشرقيةEzzouyria CharqiaGrouped2059320.00.71.2
دوار الحاج المعطيDouar El Haj El MaatiGrouped1285660.01.01.5
تجزئة الاملLotissement Al AmalGrouped462070.01.01.0
دوار الحريشDouar El HarichGrouped2398———
اولاد امراحOulad Mrah5 douars · 4,884 people
الفجاكنةFjagnaGrouped1246350.22.05.4
اولاد اعمرOulad AamarGrouped1958900.42.06.8
الدعادعةDaadaaGrouped612790.22.16.9
أولاد رحوOulad RahouGrouped5102,3540.32.09.2
سكومةSekkomaIn parts1617260.11.91.7
مسغونةMesghouna6 douars · 7,294 people
المرابطةEl MrabtiaIn parts6593,1470.20.91.8
الباكرEl BakerGrouped1717710.40.51.8
الدهارةDharaGrouped1857640.10.90.9
البهاليلel BhalilGrouped1707440.51.11.4
اعريباتAribatGrouped1899021.01.24.3
وزيفOuzifGrouped2049661.72.49.7
أولاد ازمام الغربيةOulad Azmam Gharbia4 douars · 5,280 people
أولاد عبد الكريمOulad AbddelkarimGrouped1426150.00.60.7
الزويرية الغربيةEzzouyria GharbiaGrouped924170.00.60.6
المرازقة الغربيةEl Mrazka GharbiaGrouped682820.00.41.4
العسارةEl AssaraIn parts8533,9660.52.05.7
أولاد ازمام البلانOulad Azmam El Belane4 douars · 2,103 people
ماركسنMarkousenGrouped1256190.92.111.1
الحفرة أولاد اجبيرEl Hofra Oulad JbirGrouped321401.43.710.9
البلانEl BelaneGrouped1496560.11.23.1
سيدي موسىSidi MoussaGrouped1396880.72.29.0
أولاد اسميدةOulad Smida1 douar · 1,830 people
أولاد اسميدةOulad SmidaGrouped3841,8300.42.37.8

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
05.255.05.09
As digits
052550509
Slug
ouled-zmam
OpenStreetMap
2882567
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