Sidi Aayad

سيدي عياد

Rural commune in the cercle of Er-Rich, province of Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024: 11,562
Since 2014: +34.0%from 8,629 in 2014
Density: 28.7people per km², 402.4 km²
Households: 2,440
Foreign residents: 2
Rank: 634634th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 29 in its province

Next door in Er-Rich, 95.7% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 0.4%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 59.6% to 86.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Zaouia Annahlia. Aged 0 to 14: 33.1% here, 33.3% there; Darija: 50.1% here, 54.7% there; aged 65 and over: 7.9% here, 7.2% there.

Compare it with Zaouia Annahlia

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

52434

How it changed

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

Sidi Aayad +34.0%

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: 36.1%aged 10 and over41.5% in 201446.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 24.0%12.4% in 201438.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 36.2%aged 15 and over42.6% in 20145.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 94.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.05children per woman2.98 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.2%of people6.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 86.1%of settled households59.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Aayad: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	3.4%
1.9%	70–74	2.5%
2.3%	65–69	3.0%
3.0%	60–64	3.3%
3.9%	55–59	3.1%
5.5%	50–54	4.8%
6.8%	45–49	5.6%
6.6%	40–44	6.4%
6.3%	35–39	6.8%
5.6%	30–34	7.4%
5.9%	25–29	6.6%
6.1%	20–24	6.7%
9.3%	15–19	8.1%
11.8%	10–14	11.6%
12.0%	5–9	11.1%
10.1%	0–4	9.5%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight94.1%
Darija50.1%
Tachelhit3.3%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.3%
French60.2%
English14.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot41.1%
Bike or motorcycle27.8%
Employer’s transport10.3%
Doesn’t travel to work6.8%
Private car3.5%
Informal transport3.5%
Bus3.4%
Taxi2.4%
Another way1.1%
Animal0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 41.5%aged 10 and over36.1% in 202455.5% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 12.4%24.0% in 202431.4% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 42.6%aged 15 and over36.2% in 202410.6% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.5%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.98children per woman2.05 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.7%of people4.2% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.3people on average4.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 59.6%of settled households86.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Aayad: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	2.3%
2.1%	70–74	1.7%
1.7%	65–69	1.7%
2.9%	60–64	3.7%
3.3%	55–59	4.0%
3.9%	50–54	4.3%
4.7%	45–49	3.8%
6.4%	40–44	5.5%
7.0%	35–39	7.2%
7.0%	30–34	8.0%
7.4%	25–29	8.7%
8.4%	20–24	8.6%
9.7%	15–19	9.0%
9.8%	10–14	9.1%
10.6%	5–9	10.0%
12.4%	0–4	12.4%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight96.4%
Darija64.7%
Tachelhit0.3%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French50.8%
Arabic only27.5%
Other combinations11.4%
Arabic, French and English10.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot59.1%
Bike or motorcycle19.6%
Bus5.1%
Employer’s transport4.0%
Another way3.6%
Private car3.0%
Taxi2.8%
Not stated2.1%
Works at home0.7%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood47.1%
Another commune21.7%
No fixed place13.2%
Another province10.3%
Another in the commune4.6%
Not stated2.1%
At home0.7%
Somewhere else0.2%

What people did

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

Labouring and small trades23.1%
Farm and fishing labour22.7%
Farming and fishing21.8%
Crafts and skilled trades16.9%
Machine operating5.0%
Clerical work4.9%
Trade and broking3.1%
Managers and senior professionals1.2%
Technicians0.7%
Not classified0.6%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma63.9%
Primary24.9%
Lower secondary7.8%
Upper secondary2.6%
DEUG or Licence0.9%
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: 15513.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 8454.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1732.1 per business
Public services: 65
Associations: 6in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce72.6%
Construction9.5%
Services9.5%
Industry8.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person78.6%
2 to 38.3%
4 to 911.9%
10 to 491.2%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later47.6%
2011–201939.3%
2001–20109.5%
1991–20002.4%
1981–19901.2%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sidi Aayad’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 21 douars in 4 fractions, with 11,545 people. 17 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
تدراكلوتTadraklout5 douars · 5,640 people
تدراكلوتTadraklout	Grouped	120	490	0.4	0.1	5.0
إجورارIjourar	Grouped	110	486	0.2	0.2	4.8
بوخلوفBoukhlouf	Grouped	451	2,066	0.7	1.8	6.6
اسروتوAsroutou	Dispersed	340	1,696	0.6	1.3	6.1
إغجدIghijd	Dispersed	183	902	0.0	1.5	6.8
أيت واعلوAit Ouallou7 douars · 1,456 people
أيت بوشبوطAit Bouchbout	Grouped	82	389	2.0	0.8	18.6
تاصوفانتTassoufant	Dispersed	60	332	0.5	1.9	15.8
إميضرImider	Grouped	34	208	2.8	0.1	18.8
أيت واعلوAit Ouallou	Dispersed	37	182	0.0	1.0	9.1
إيسوانIyssouane	Dispersed	36	194	2.3	0.3	16.1
إيوراغنIyouraghen	Dispersed	24	140	—	—	—
تا باسيديتTabassidiyt	Grouped	3	11	—	—	—
تصالحتTassalehte4 douars · 1,357 people
تصالحتTassalehte	Dispersed	191	847	1.5	2.5	13.7
تيفيكرةTifikra	Dispersed	43	284	1.7	0.7	13.2
تافيلالتTafilalet	Grouped	33	185	0.5	0.5	4.0
أموݣر أيت العباسAmouguer Ait El Abas	Grouped	7	41	—	—	—
تيليشت تݣرسيفتTilicht Tagrsift5 douars · 3,092 people
تيليشت الشرقيةTilicht Charqia	Grouped	209	952	0.6	0.7	0.9
تيليشت الغربيةTilicht Gharbia	Grouped	106	469	0.0	0.1	7.7
تكرسيفت الغربيةTakrsift Gharbia	Grouped	48	231	1.0	1.1	5.8
تݣرسيفت الشرقيةTagrsift Charqia	Grouped	109	527	1.5	0.7	4.0
الطيارةEttyara	Grouped	211	913	0.0	1.0	4.0

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: 08.363.09.11
As digits: 083630911
Slug: sidi-aayad
Record: /api/communes/08.363.09.11.json
Boundary: /api/communes/08.363.09.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/08.363.09.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/08.363.09.11/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/08.363.09.11/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/08.363.09.11/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/08.363.09.11/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2827130

In JavaScript

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