Sidi Abed

سيدي عابد

Rural commune in the cercle of El Jadida, province of El Jadida, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024: 25,935
Since 2014: +12.9%from 22,980 in 2014
Density: 208people per km², 124.4 km²
Households: 5,736
Foreign residents: 9
Rank: 221221st most populous of 1,503 communes14th of 27 in its province

Next door in My Abdellah, 88.2% of households have running water. Here, it’s 22.3%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 5.5% to 24.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Arbaoua. Aged 0 to 14: 31.6% here, 32.2% there; aged 65 and over: 7.0% here, 7.1% there; higher education: 2.6% here, 3.2% there.

Compare it with Arbaoua

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

24032

How it changed

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

Sidi Abed +12.9%

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: 37.2%aged 10 and over48.4% in 201448.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 24.6%5.5% in 201433.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.2%aged 15 and over46.1% in 20146.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 90.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.03children per woman2.94 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.3%of people3.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 22.3%of settled households5.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Abed: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.0%	75 and over	3.1%
1.9%	70–74	2.2%
2.5%	65–69	2.5%
3.2%	60–64	3.6%
3.1%	55–59	3.2%
4.5%	50–54	4.6%
5.9%	45–49	5.6%
6.5%	40–44	6.3%
7.1%	35–39	6.6%
6.1%	30–34	6.9%
7.5%	25–29	6.5%
9.1%	20–24	8.0%
9.4%	15–19	8.7%
11.0%	10–14	11.4%
10.7%	5–9	11.0%
9.4%	0–4	9.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.6%
Tachelhit0.4%
Hassania0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French31.8%
English5.4%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot38.6%
Taxi26.0%
Bike or motorcycle19.0%
Doesn’t travel to work5.0%
Private car3.9%
Informal transport3.0%
Employer’s transport2.0%
Bus1.0%
Animal1.0%
Another way0.3%
Train0.2%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 48.4%aged 10 and over37.2% in 202461.9% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 5.5%24.6% in 202416.1% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.1%aged 15 and over43.2% in 20247.8% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.5%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.94children per woman3.03 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 3.4%of people4.3% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.1people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 5.1%of settled households22.3% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Abed: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.1%	75 and over	2.0%
1.5%	70–74	1.7%
1.3%	65–69	1.3%
2.6%	60–64	2.8%
3.2%	55–59	2.8%
3.7%	50–54	4.0%
3.7%	45–49	3.8%
5.3%	40–44	5.3%
7.1%	35–39	6.6%
7.9%	30–34	7.3%
8.7%	25–29	7.9%
8.7%	20–24	9.2%
9.8%	15–19	9.9%
11.8%	10–14	12.1%
11.1%	5–9	11.2%
11.4%	0–4	12.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
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 only48.7%
Arabic and French45.4%
Arabic, French and English4.4%
Other combinations1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot54.4%
Taxi18.2%
Bike or motorcycle10.0%
Works at home4.9%
Bus3.8%
Another way3.1%
Not stated2.8%
Private car2.0%
Employer’s transport0.8%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood53.2%
Another commune17.4%
Another in the commune9.2%
No fixed place8.1%
At home4.9%
Another province3.6%
Not stated2.7%
Somewhere else0.9%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing38.5%
Farm and fishing labour23.8%
Crafts and skilled trades19.5%
Labouring and small trades8.3%
Trade and broking3.9%
Clerical work3.1%
Machine operating1.7%
Not classified0.6%
Managers and senior professionals0.4%
Technicians0.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma77.6%
Primary17.4%
Lower secondary3.8%
Upper secondary1.0%
DEUG or Licence0.2%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 42116.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 29269.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 4821.7 per business
Public services: 125
Associations: 4in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce63.7%
Services28.4%
Industry6.5%
Construction1.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person61.6%
2 to 333.9%
4 to 94.1%
10 to 490.3%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later8.6%
2011–201980.5%
2001–201010.3%
1991–20000.7%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sidi Abed’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 49 douars in 4 fractions, with 25,872 people. 63 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
اولاد موسىOulad Moussa15 douars · 10,811 people
الخماملة الصفLakhmamla Essfa	Grouped	263	1,220	0.0	1.3	6.1
الكواملةKwamla	Grouped	70	331	0.9	1.9	4.4
الدحامنةDahamna	Dispersed	236	1,046	0.3	1.4	6.7
اولاد السي عبوOld Si Abbou	Dispersed	164	765	0.7	1.3	3.9
اولاد الحاج محمدOulad El Haj Mohamed	Grouped	35	156	0.2	1.7	2.7
اولاد حمودةOld Hamouda	Dispersed	59	307	2.1	3.5	3.5
الفطانسةFtannsa	Dispersed	139	674	0.3	0.9	3.4
اولاد يحيىOulad Yahya	Grouped	171	753	0.1	1.5	7.3
الخراشفةLakhrachfa	Dispersed	202	1,030	0.0	0.7	5.3
الحدادةHaddada	Dispersed	87	413	0.9	2.3	6.4
الكريناتEl Grinat	Dispersed	146	622	1.1	2.0	8.4
الجعافرةJafra	Dispersed	136	604	1.2	1.5	6.8
اولاد موسىOulad Moussa	In parts	388	1,893	0.3	1.1	5.6
الكواكةEl Kouaka	Grouped	145	681	0.1	0.3	2.4
الجعافرة الزراولةJaafra-Zraoula	Grouped	67	316	0.3	1.1	4.9
السراحنةSrahna7 douars · 3,070 people
الحراريينEl Hararien	Dispersed	77	320	0.4	1.8	6.8
الرواحلةRouahla	Dispersed	96	442	0.7	1.8	11.1
قرية الرواحلةKariat-Rouahla	Grouped	56	263	0.0	0.5	6.8
الدروسةEd-Droussa	Dispersed	203	948	0.9	1.4	10.7
اولاد بوسعيدOulad Bou Said	Dispersed	112	513	1.1	1.2	9.2
الشلوحةChlouha	Grouped	54	272	1.7	1.9	7.7
البحابحةLabhabha	Dispersed	63	312	3.0	2.4	8.5
اولاد عيادOulad Ayad19 douars · 9,945 people
اولاد علالOld Allal	Dispersed	168	687	1.5	1.6	8.3
العيورel Ayour	Dispersed	140	620	0.3	0.6	9.4
اولاد رافعOld Rafea	Dispersed	37	164	1.0	1.0	1.0
المهاناتLamhanate	Dispersed	74	331	0.6	0.6	1.1
حنصالةHansala	In parts	51	236	0.5	1.7	6.4
اولاد ليسيرOulad Lissir	In parts	64	268	0.1	1.1	10.6
السهامنةSehamna	Grouped	471	1,884	0.4	1.0	5.4
الخربةEl-Kharba	Grouped	287	1,261	0.8	1.1	2.4
الكماكمةEl Kmakma	Dispersed	151	611	0.4	1.4	8.1
الكوانينEl-Kaouanine	Grouped	45	200	3.8	1.8	6.4
اولاد الحاج لحسنOld Hadj Lahcen	Dispersed	120	492	0.0	0.1	6.3
السقورة الغابةSkoura El-Ghaba	Grouped	67	322	1.5	1.2	7.3
السقورة الحيرشSkoura Hirch	Grouped	97	436	4.5	2.1	8.0
اولاد سيدي عدةOulad Sidi Adda	Grouped	8	42	—	—	—
اولاد الشاويOulad Chaouia	Grouped	86	375	1.0	3.1	6.0
السراحنةSrahna	Dispersed	92	383	0.8	3.4	6.2
الرحاحلةRehahla	Grouped	144	636	1.0	2.3	9.4
انكيواتAnkiouat	Grouped	63	259	0.9	1.5	5.3
العسارةEl Assara	Grouped	162	738	2.1	0.7	2.4
الشرفاءChorfa8 douars · 2,046 people
اولاد عباس بن قاسمOld Abbass Ben Kacem	Grouped	7	44	—	—	—
اولاد الصغيرOld Sghir	Dispersed	25	106	—	—	—
اولاد بن حموOuled Ben Hammou	Dispersed	56	257	3.0	1.1	16.1
اولاد بوعنانOulad Bou Anane	Grouped	68	288	0.9	1.8	13.7
الزنانبةEzznanba	Dispersed	126	654	1.0	2.3	12.1
الحدادةEl Heddada	Grouped	22	103	—	—	—
الثابيةTabia	Grouped	40	194	1.2	2.9	14.6
الكوانينEl Kouanine	Grouped	96	400	0.1	0.6	15.0

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: 06.181.05.09
As digits: 061810509
Slug: sidi-abed
Record: /api/communes/06.181.05.09.json
Boundary: /api/communes/06.181.05.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/06.181.05.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/06.181.05.09/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/06.181.05.09/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/06.181.05.09/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/06.181.05.09/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2806124

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