Oum Rabia

أم الربيع

Rural commune in the cercle of Aguelmous, province of Khénifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024: 7,821
Since 2014: −18.2%from 9,555 in 2014
Density: 19.9people per km², 392.5 km²
Households: 1,959
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 925925th most populous of 1,503 communes13th of 22 in its province

Next door in Oued Ifrane, 38.4% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 0.3%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 34.1% to 90.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Tioughza. Darija: 43.0% here, 36.9% there; aged 0 to 14: 26.4% here, 27.0% there; apartments: 0.0% here, 0.0% there.

Compare it with Tioughza

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

54473

How it changed

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

Oum Rabia −18.2%

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: 49.9%aged 10 and over59.0% in 201459.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.8%3.2% in 201425.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.4%aged 15 and over60.0% in 20147.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.44children per woman1.91 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.4%of people5.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.0people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 7.1%of settled households3.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oum Rabia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
5.0%	75 and over	4.5%
2.7%	70–74	2.8%
4.2%	65–69	3.6%
4.5%	60–64	4.7%
4.9%	55–59	5.0%
5.3%	50–54	5.7%
6.3%	45–49	6.8%
6.9%	40–44	7.1%
6.8%	35–39	7.3%
6.1%	30–34	6.1%
5.2%	25–29	5.5%
5.6%	20–24	6.5%
9.2%	15–19	9.0%
10.8%	10–14	9.5%
9.2%	5–9	8.8%
7.2%	0–4	7.1%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight98.3%
Darija43.0%
Tachelhit0.5%
Tarifit0.4%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic98.9%
French66.3%
English15.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot85.7%
Doesn’t travel to work7.5%
Informal transport1.7%
Animal1.6%
Private car1.3%
Employer’s transport1.3%
Bike or motorcycle0.8%
Bus0.1%
Taxi0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Another way0.0%

Can’t read or write: 59.0%aged 10 and over49.9% in 202472.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 3.2%17.8% in 20243.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 60.0%aged 15 and over39.4% in 202435.4% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 87.4%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.91children per woman2.44 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.2%of people5.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.8people on average4.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 3.0%of settled households7.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Oum Rabia: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
5.3%	75 and over	4.0%
2.7%	70–74	2.2%
1.8%	65–69	1.8%
3.1%	60–64	4.0%
3.0%	55–59	3.1%
4.1%	50–54	4.7%
4.0%	45–49	4.0%
5.2%	40–44	5.5%
6.3%	35–39	6.4%
6.8%	30–34	7.4%
8.1%	25–29	8.5%
10.0%	20–24	9.2%
10.9%	15–19	10.0%
10.4%	10–14	10.2%
8.9%	5–9	9.8%
9.5%	0–4	9.4%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight99.0%
Darija38.2%
Tachelhit0.3%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French51.4%
Arabic only34.2%
Arabic, French and English11.0%
Other combinations3.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot83.2%
Works at home7.2%
Not stated6.2%
Another way1.1%
Bus0.8%
Private car0.7%
Taxi0.5%
Bike or motorcycle0.4%
Employer’s transport0.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood81.7%
At home7.2%
Not stated6.1%
No fixed place2.1%
Another province1.4%
Another commune0.9%
Another in the commune0.5%
Somewhere else0.0%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour48.8%
Farming and fishing31.6%
Crafts and skilled trades11.1%
Clerical work2.9%
Labouring and small trades2.9%
Machine operating0.9%
Trade and broking0.8%
Managers and senior professionals0.4%
Not classified0.3%
Technicians0.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma77.4%
Primary15.5%
Lower secondary5.3%
Upper secondary1.5%
DEUG or Licence0.3%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 18924.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 7841.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1532.0 per business
Public services: 104
Associations: 7in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce44.9%
Industry38.5%
Services16.7%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person51.3%
2 to 333.3%
4 to 914.1%
10 to 491.3%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later20.5%
2011–201928.2%
2001–201030.8%
1991–20009.0%
1981–19907.7%
1956–19803.8%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Oum Rabia’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 55 douars in 10 fractions, with 7,821 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
أيت بوزاويتAit Bouzaouyt5 douars · 1,167 people
أيت اعزيزيAit Azizi	Dispersed	37	135	1.1	2.2	16.1
أيت حركاتAit Harkat	Dispersed	73	314	0.5	0.9	23.7
أيت اوحمانAit Athmane	Dispersed	69	315	1.1	2.0	19.6
أيت أوخيييAit Oukhayi	Dispersed	17	66	—	—	—
أيت أوعليAit Ali	Dispersed	81	337	0.8	1.3	18.9
فلاتFlat4 douars · 1,105 people
أيت بوعريفAït Bouarif	Dispersed	113	491	0.6	2.4	33.6
أيت موسيAit Moussi	Dispersed	66	299	0.6	2.0	32.4
أيت عثمانAit Othmane	Dispersed	53	250	1.1	2.4	26.3
إيرشكيكنIrachkikane	Dispersed	15	65	—	—	—
أيت الحاج ويوانAit El Haj Ouyouane6 douars · 553 people
أيت توتخامتAit Toutkhamt	Dispersed	10	32	—	—	—
أيت بن براهيمAït Ben Brahim	Dispersed	21	93	—	—	—
أيت عمي عليAit Ammi Ali	Dispersed	6	20	—	—	—
أيت الحاج الغازيAit El Haj El Ghazi	Dispersed	32	136	1.3	2.0	23.5
أيت إيكوAit Ikkou	Dispersed	46	190	0.6	2.6	18.5
أيت حمو العربيAit Hammou Larbi	Dispersed	18	82	—	—	—
أيت بردينAit Berdine8 douars · 882 people
أيت أوحموAit Ouhammou	Dispersed	38	145	0.4	2.5	21.7
أيت أوحبشانAit Ouhabchane	Dispersed	8	29	—	—	—
أيت المقدمAit Lemkadem	Dispersed	26	100	—	—	—
إيزوغرIyzoughr	Dispersed	54	208	1.1	2.9	10.2
أيت اعزيزيAit Azizi	Dispersed	7	28	—	—	—
أيت احندAit Ihand	Dispersed	11	46	—	—	—
أيت بلعايديAit Belaydi	Dispersed	45	185	0.4	1.7	26.6
أيت بن الطيبيAït Ben et Taïbi	Dispersed	30	141	0.3	2.1	24.8
أيت بلحاج تانفنيتAit Belhaj Tanafnit1 douar · 725 people
تانفنيتTanafnit	Dispersed	192	725	0.8	1.6	4.5
أيت حيييAit Hiyy4 douars · 731 people
أيت يوسفAit Youssef	Dispersed	38	123	1.0	2.2	7.1
أيت علي أوامحمدAït Ali Ou-Mohammed	Dispersed	14	53	—	—	—
أيت سيدي احمد اوبالقاسمAït Sidi Ahmed Ou Belqassem	Dispersed	106	382	1.5	2.4	8.4
أيت اعلي او بالقاسمAit Ali Ou Belkacem	Dispersed	47	173	1.1	2.9	6.5
أيت سيدي أحمد أوحمدAit Sidi Ahmed Aouhmed12 douars · 699 people
أيت محمد أوشرقيAit Mohamed Ou Charki	Dispersed	19	75	—	—	—
أيت بوطاهرAit Boutaher	Dispersed	2	11	—	—	—
أيت عليAit Ali	Dispersed	19	79	—	—	—
أيت الحسينAit El Hossein	Dispersed	20	93	—	—	—
إسرارIsrar	Dispersed	5	23	—	—	—
أيت حدوAit Haddou	Dispersed	30	91	2.4	1.1	8.0
أيت سعيدAit Said	Dispersed	20	77	—	—	—
أيت يطو أوعكيAit Ittou Aouki	Dispersed	27	116	—	—	—
أيت بلعاشيAit Belachi	Dispersed	6	27	—	—	—
أيت ابراهيمAit Brahim	Dispersed	5	15	—	—	—
أيت بوعزةAit Bouazza	Dispersed	17	67	—	—	—
أيت احمادAit Ahmed	Dispersed	7	25	—	—	—
أيت طبوشAit Tbouch4 douars · 656 people
أيت عمر أولحسنAit Amer Ou Lahcen	Dispersed	63	263	1.5	2.0	10.7
أيت حوسىAit Houssa	Dispersed	21	84	—	—	—
أيت سي سعيدAit Si Said	Dispersed	35	135	4.0	2.9	8.5
أيت رحوAit Rahhou	Dispersed	47	174	1.1	2.8	7.3
أيت سيدي يوسفAit Sidi Youssef7 douars · 811 people
أيت سيدي أحمد اوعمرAit Sidi Ahmed Ou Omar	Dispersed	46	185	4.5	3.2	12.2
إكنادIgnad	Dispersed	31	105	5.0	3.0	14.2
أيت الحسين اويوسفAit Elhoussein Ou Youssef	Dispersed	29	140	—	—	—
أيت حمو اويوسفAït Hammou Ou Youssef	Dispersed	31	117	3.0	3.0	13.7
أيت تيشاوAït Tichaou	Dispersed	33	130	5.0	1.9	15.3
أيت عمر أوبوبكرAit Omar Ou Boubker	Dispersed	22	79	—	—	—
أيت اوشقيرAit Ouchakkir	Dispersed	18	55	—	—	—
أيت تعرابتAit Tarabt4 douars · 492 people
أيت بايوسفAit Ba Youssef	Dispersed	31	124	4.7	4.9	7.7
أيت أوهڤاAit Aouhva	Dispersed	51	202	0.7	3.5	24.4
أيت اوحدوAit Ou Haddou	Dispersed	11	41	—	—	—
أيت اوحموAit Ou Hammou	Dispersed	40	125	0.8	3.0	26.3

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: 05.301.07.17
As digits: 053010717
Slug: oum-rabia
Record: /api/communes/05.301.07.17.json
Boundary: /api/communes/05.301.07.17/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/05.301.07.17/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/05.301.07.17/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/05.301.07.17/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/05.301.07.17/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/05.301.07.17/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2875668

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