Saidia

السعيدية

Urban commune in the province of Berkane, Oriental.

Population, 2024
10,514
Since 2014
+19.8%from 8,780 in 2014
Density
416people per km², 25.3 km²
Households
3,220
Foreign residents
57
Rank
703703rd most populous of 1,503 communes10th of 16 in its province

Where it is

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

BerkaneLaatamnaAhfirAghbalMadaghZegzelSidi Slimane EchcharaaFezouaneAin ErreggadaBoughribaSidi BouhriaRislaneTafoughaltChouihiaAklim

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Saidia +19.8%

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
19.1%aged 10 and over24.1% in 201426.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
23.3%20.0% in 201433.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
47.1%aged 15 and over49.8% in 201422.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.02children per woman1.74 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.8%of people6.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.2people on average3.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
95.3%of settled households89.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Saidia: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over3.5%
3.6%70–743.4%
4.9%65–694.5%
5.6%60–645.7%
5.2%55–595.8%
5.7%50–546.3%
6.2%45–496.2%
7.7%40–447.3%
7.7%35–396.7%
8.3%30–347.9%
6.6%25–297.0%
5.5%20–246.7%
6.4%15–196.2%
8.1%10–148.7%
8.5%5–97.4%
6.8%0–46.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.1%
  • Tachelhit4.8%
  • Tarifit3.3%
  • Tamazight2.6%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French64.1%
  • English17.3%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot37.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle30.3%
  • Private car14.9%
  • Bus5.2%
  • Employer’s transport3.5%
  • Taxi2.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
28,104
Standing empty
89.3%13.0% vacant76.3% a second home
Precarious
0.7%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
95.4%96.7% on the water mains97.1% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
3.5%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Apartment61.2%
  • Modern house31.6%
  • Villa5.1%
  • Traditional house1.3%
  • Other0.3%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%
  • Rural-type0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years78.8%
  • 20 to 49 years20.6%
  • 50 years or more0.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
66463.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
55583.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1,4782.7 per business
Public services
65
Associations
44in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Services44.1%
  • Commerce41.8%
  • Industry9.9%
  • Construction4.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person52.6%
  • 2 to 330.5%
  • 4 to 913.0%
  • 10 to 493.8%
  • 50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later30.3%
  • 2011–201947.2%
  • 2001–201012.6%
  • 1991–20002.9%
  • 1981–19900.9%
  • 1956–19805.6%
  • Before 19560.5%

In the data

Code
02.113.01.25
As digits
021130125
Slug
saidia
Record
/api/communes/02.113.01.25.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.113.01.25/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.113.01.25/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.113.01.25/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.113.01.25/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.113.01.25/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2442917
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("saidia");

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