Saada

سعادة

Rural commune in the cercle of Saada, préfecture of Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 91,903
Since 2014: +37.0%from 67,086 in 2014
Density: 455people per km², 202.1 km²
Households: 21,819
Foreign residents: 158
Rank: 5959th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 15 in its préfecture

Next door in Agafay, 2.1% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 55.6%.

Since 2014, households on the public sewer went from 30.0% to 55.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 7 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Lbir Jdid. Can’t read or write: 21.7% here, 19.3% there; in the labour force: 43.9% here, 43.8% there; apartments: 9.5% here, 11.4% there.

Compare it with Lbir Jdid

Where it is

Its préfecture, 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 Saada.

Saada +37.0%

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: 21.7%aged 10 and over31.5% in 201427.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.4%11.7% in 201424.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.9%aged 15 and over48.5% in 201413.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.02children per woman2.61 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.0%of people3.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 95.0%of settled households91.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Saada: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.5%	75 and over	1.8%
1.8%	70–74	1.7%
2.5%	65–69	2.3%
3.6%	60–64	3.3%
4.1%	55–59	3.9%
5.5%	50–54	4.8%
6.4%	45–49	5.9%
7.1%	40–44	7.2%
6.9%	35–39	7.5%
7.2%	30–34	7.7%
6.7%	25–29	7.6%
6.9%	20–24	8.0%
9.0%	15–19	8.9%
10.9%	10–14	10.4%
10.8%	5–9	10.4%
9.1%	0–4	8.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.6%
Tachelhit18.9%
Tamazight3.2%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.6%
French56.2%
English16.7%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle52.8%
On foot13.9%
Private car12.4%
Bus5.6%
Doesn’t travel to work4.2%
Taxi4.1%
Employer’s transport4.1%
Another way1.4%
Informal transport1.0%
Animal0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 31.5%aged 10 and over21.7% in 202440.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.7%17.4% in 202435.4% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 48.5%aged 15 and over43.9% in 202413.6% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 96.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.61children per woman2.02 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 3.4%of people4.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.6people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 91.6%of settled households95.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Saada: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.2%	75 and over	1.5%
0.9%	70–74	1.1%
1.3%	65–69	1.2%
2.6%	60–64	2.3%
3.3%	55–59	2.7%
4.6%	50–54	3.9%
5.3%	45–49	4.7%
7.3%	40–44	6.1%
7.6%	35–39	7.6%
7.8%	30–34	8.5%
7.4%	25–29	8.8%
8.5%	20–24	9.0%
8.6%	15–19	8.7%
9.7%	10–14	9.9%
11.5%	5–9	11.3%
12.5%	0–4	12.5%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.2%
Tachelhit20.4%
Tamazight0.6%
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 French49.5%
Arabic only37.6%
Arabic, French and English11.1%
Other combinations1.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle47.9%
On foot22.9%
Private car8.4%
Bus6.7%
Taxi3.7%
Not stated3.4%
Another way2.5%
Works at home2.2%
Employer’s transport2.0%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Another commune33.0%
No fixed place27.2%
Their own neighbourhood24.1%
Another in the commune7.2%
Not stated3.4%
At home2.2%
Another province2.0%
Somewhere else0.8%

What people did

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

Crafts and skilled trades38.3%
Labouring and small trades19.8%
Farm and fishing labour10.0%
Clerical work9.7%
Trade and broking7.4%
Machine operating4.8%
Farming and fishing4.6%
Managers and senior professionals2.1%
Technicians1.8%
Not classified1.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma60.8%
Primary25.1%
Lower secondary9.0%
Upper secondary3.6%
DEUG or Licence1.2%
Master’s or doctorate0.3%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 1,73418.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 1,50186.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 7,8505.2 per business
Public services: 182
Associations: 51in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce51.4%
Industry24.7%
Services19.7%
Construction4.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person51.3%
2 to 338.0%
4 to 98.3%
10 to 491.5%
50 and over0.9%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later38.9%
2011–201938.6%
2001–201011.4%
1991–20005.9%
1981–19904.5%
1956–19800.7%
Before 19560.1%

Douars

Saada’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 91 douars in 6 fractions, with 91,884 people. 19 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
سعادة 1Saada 115 douars · 11,504 people
القريةEl Quaria	Grouped	56	260	1.1	2.3	8.9
شعوفChouf	Grouped	77	323	1.6	2.2	9.1
عبو خرباشAbbou Kharbach	Grouped	133	583	1.6	0.9	9.2
عبدة المساحةAbda El Massaha	Dispersed	239	966	0.6	1.4	8.9
بودهيرBoudhir	Grouped	149	604	1.1	1.9	7.9
طارةTara	Grouped	28	126	—	—	—
الخرداليEl Khardali	Grouped	82	346	0.7	1.6	5.4
تالا أوكدمTala Wagdem	Grouped	12	63	—	—	—
أسوفيد الكبيرAssoufid El Kebir	Grouped	271	1,057	2.1	5.8	10.9
الدركDreg	Grouped	32	115	0.0	2.2	4.5
مينة الهيبةMina El Hiba	Grouped	24	124	—	—	—
أولاد بروكOld Brouk	Grouped	35	139	0.0	0.0	6.1
اولاد الݣرنOulad al Garne	Grouped	234	991	1.0	1.9	13.2
الجديدJdid	Dispersed	477	1,887	2.0	1.6	6.4
المحاميد 10El Mhamid 10	In parts	944	3,920	0.5	0.7	4.7
المرابطينAl Mrabtine18 douars · 24,521 people
الجامعJamaa	Grouped	1,035	4,477	0.2	0.8	0.9
فيرجي تانسيفتFirji Tansifte	Grouped	35	160	1.0	1.3	2.9
اولاد بلحسنOulad Bel Iahsene	Grouped	138	569	1.6	0.2	5.7
التعاونية الموحديةCoopérative El Mouhdia	Grouped	89	341	1.0	4.9	11.9
أولاد علي بن اعيشOulad Ali Ben Aich	Grouped	1,296	5,914	0.4	0.5	3.7
بوسحابBoushab	Grouped	1,008	4,613	0.6	1.0	5.9
تزاكورت أولاد الكرنTazakourt Oulad El Garne	Grouped	394	1,701	1.1	1.2	12.2
ابو عائشةAbou Aicha	Grouped	226	983	1.0	1.4	11.2
أولاد اباOulad Abba	Grouped	169	798	0.2	0.2	5.2
أهل الطيبAhle Tayeb	Grouped	241	1,081	0.0	2.0	7.0
الدواباتDwabat	Grouped	76	360	0.0	2.0	9.1
أولاد الكرن أولاد أحمدOld El Garne Old Ahmed	Grouped	249	1,127	1.0	0.1	12.1
آل حيمدAl Himed	Grouped	228	995	0.1	0.7	5.9
كسابKsab	Grouped	81	360	1.4	3.4	4.7
كومورسوKoumoursou	Grouped	74	285	0.8	2.1	5.0
مورانيMourani	Dispersed	36	146	0.2	3.7	4.3
البعجةal Bajah	Grouped	94	380	1.0	2.0	5.0
بيلاباBilaba	Grouped	53	231	2.0	2.0	7.7
تاركةTarga24 douars · 15,816 people
تعاونية سيدي الضاهرCoopérative Sidi Eddahar	Grouped	470	2,040	0.0	0.1	4.1
العياديEl Ayadi	Grouped	36	119	0.0	2.9	6.0
فيلالةFilala	Grouped	363	1,615	1.1	1.4	14.9
ضيعة الشراديFerme Echarradi	Dispersed	9	47	—	—	—
دريع الرمتDri Errmt	Grouped	203	868	1.0	4.7	10.5
الرحمة (سانسو)Errahma (Sansou)	Dispersed	272	1,078	0.0	2.9	8.1
الرحمة (نادي الرماية)Errahma (Nadi Errmaia)	Grouped	31	146	0.0	2.0	5.1
الخير (كالي)El Kheir (Kali)	Grouped	56	236	1.9	2.0	8.0
فرح (الباغ)Frh (El Bagh)	Grouped	176	667	2.1	4.4	10.2
تجزئة النخيلLotissement Annakhil	Grouped	120	415	0.0	2.3	6.0
ناصر (ݣيو)Nacer (Guiou)	Grouped	243	924	0.0	2.8	8.7
احد (ميمي)Had (Mimi)	Grouped	180	741	0.0	0.7	6.3
التقدمTakaddoum	Grouped	359	1,336	0.7	2.4	4.7
بن يعقوب 1Ben Yacoub 1	Grouped	163	676	0.0	1.1	3.9
بن يعقوب 2Ben Yacoub 2	Grouped	229	858	0.0	2.8	4.2
الدار الحمراءDar El Hamra	Grouped	10	42	—	—	—
النورNour	Grouped	133	497	1.0	3.8	10.0
البسمةEl Bsma	Grouped	327	1,265	0.7	2.6	4.7
المجد 1Al Majd 1	Grouped	73	237	1.0	5.0	10.0
الهريةEl Hria	Grouped	28	78	—	—	—
المجد 2Al Majd 2	Grouped	163	556	1.0	4.9	13.1
الحريةEl Haria	Grouped	196	736	2.0	3.0	7.8
بن يعقوبben yaakoub	Grouped	10	39	—	—	—
الفضيلةEl Fdila	Grouped	140	600	0.0	1.0	4.0
عين دادةAin Dada11 douars · 14,642 people
المركز الفلاحي 432Centre El Flahi 432	Grouped	10	43	—	—	—
الزهورZohor	Grouped	643	2,713	0.7	0.8	2.1
خوبانAl Khoubane	Grouped	58	275	0.4	1.6	5.9
بن علالBen Allal	Grouped	695	2,944	0.5	1.1	6.5
عين دادةAin Dada	Grouped	787	3,388	0.1	1.2	4.9
مولاي اليزيدMoulay El Yzid	Grouped	350	1,486	0.0	0.0	2.9
عزيب الشيخAzib Cheikh	Dispersed	435	1,696	0.1	0.1	4.5
عزيب بنانيAzib Bennani	Grouped	14	57	—	—	—
الشرقيCherki	Grouped	284	1,164	1.0	2.0	4.0
دوناديوDounadiou	Grouped	51	219	2.1	2.1	7.9
العلويEl Ouloui	Grouped	148	657	1.0	1.0	6.0
الافاقEl Afak6 douars · 18,270 people
الأفاق1El Afak	Grouped	1,618	7,061	0.0	0.5	3.5
الأفاق2El Afak	Grouped	985	4,346	0.1	0.6	2.6
رياض السعادةRiad Essaada	Grouped	88	319	0.0	0.7	2.0
رياض الافاقRiad El Afak	Grouped	84	325	0.1	1.0	1.1
رياض الزيتونRiad Zitoune	Grouped	46	184	0.2	0.1	1.9
دار السلامDar Essalam	In parts	1,615	6,035	0.0	0.5	0.9
سعادة 2Saada 217 douars · 7,131 people
الباشاal Bacha	Grouped	260	1,081	0.1	0.3	6.8
جنان الضراويJnane Draoui	Grouped	122	621	1.2	2.0	9.8
دوار جردة (بلاسكو)Douar Jrda (Belaskou)	Grouped	134	616	0.9	2.4	6.7
المنابهةMnabha	Grouped	67	305	0.2	1.3	6.1
سعادةSaâda	Grouped	95	396	1.2	1.7	6.6
بن المختارBen L'mokhtar	Grouped	39	168	2.0	3.0	6.0
حربيلHarbil	Grouped	157	682	1.3	2.1	2.4
أحمرAhmar	Grouped	178	755	1.3	1.6	1.3
جنان بن غانمJnan Ben Ghanem	Dispersed	66	271	1.1	2.6	3.3
بن عزوز 1Ben Azzouz	Grouped	86	384	1.3	2.9	4.1
ساروSaro	Grouped	81	354	1.5	2.3	4.7
السراغنةAsraghna	Grouped	103	510	0.7	4.1	7.1
بلوك 9007Bloc 9007	Grouped	41	182	0.7	2.3	5.1
كوماݣريComagri	Grouped	34	137	1.0	3.0	5.0
بوشيخةBouchikha	Grouped	4	9	—	—	—
أشݣورةChgoura	Grouped	2	8	—	—	—
الغابة (بن عزوز 2)El Ghaba (Ben Azzouz 2)	Dispersed	134	652	1.0	1.7	11.1

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: 07.351.07.07
As digits: 073510707
Slug: saada
Record: /api/communes/07.351.07.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.351.07.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.351.07.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.351.07.07/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.351.07.07/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.351.07.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2824277

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