Sidi Ahmed Ou Amar

سيدي أحمد أو عمر

Rural commune in the cercle of Oulad Teima, province of Taroudannt, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024: 17,914
Since 2014: +12.1%from 15,982 in 2014
Density: 236people per km², 75.9 km²
Households: 4,134
Foreign residents: 18
Rank: 355355th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 89 in its province

Next door in Oulad Teima, 94.4% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 5.4%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 10.7% to 21.8%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Moussa Ben Ali. Running water: 96.0% here, 90.6% there; Darija: 98.7% here, 98.5% there; aged 0 to 14: 27.6% here, 27.0% there.

Compare it with Sidi Moussa Ben Ali

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

83382

How it changed

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

Sidi Ahmed Ou Amar +12.1%

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: 31.1%aged 10 and over35.1% in 201439.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 21.8%10.7% in 201420.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.4%aged 15 and over41.4% in 20146.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.64children per woman2.37 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 3.6%of people5.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 96.0%of settled households97.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Ahmed Ou Amar: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	3.6%
2.0%	70–74	2.2%
2.9%	65–69	3.0%
4.5%	60–64	4.6%
5.0%	55–59	4.6%
5.6%	50–54	5.9%
6.8%	45–49	6.7%
6.6%	40–44	6.9%
6.8%	35–39	7.1%
6.1%	30–34	7.1%
6.6%	25–29	6.2%
7.2%	20–24	7.0%
8.9%	15–19	8.3%
10.7%	10–14	10.5%
9.9%	5–9	8.7%
7.6%	0–4	7.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.7%
Tachelhit12.2%
Tamazight1.5%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French51.5%
English16.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle31.8%
On foot27.0%
Private car13.2%
Bus10.4%
Employer’s transport6.7%
Taxi4.2%
Informal transport2.5%
Doesn’t travel to work2.3%
Another way1.5%
Animal0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 35.1%aged 10 and over31.1% in 202447.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 10.7%21.8% in 202427.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.4%aged 15 and over38.4% in 20245.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 97.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.37children per woman1.64 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.0%of people3.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.1people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 97.5%of settled households96.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Ahmed Ou Amar: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	2.7%
1.7%	70–74	2.0%
1.5%	65–69	1.8%
2.6%	60–64	2.9%
3.5%	55–59	3.8%
5.1%	50–54	5.1%
5.9%	45–49	5.3%
6.7%	40–44	7.0%
7.3%	35–39	8.2%
7.4%	30–34	8.2%
8.0%	25–29	8.3%
8.0%	20–24	8.3%
9.0%	15–19	8.7%
9.7%	10–14	7.9%
9.6%	5–9	9.3%
11.2%	0–4	10.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.6%
Tachelhit10.0%
Tamazight0.2%
Hassania0.2%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French45.7%
Arabic only41.7%
Arabic, French and English11.7%
Other combinations1.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle31.5%
On foot21.5%
Taxi17.0%
Private car11.2%
Another way7.8%
Bus3.5%
Not stated3.2%
Employer’s transport2.3%
Works at home1.9%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood34.0%
No fixed place26.7%
Another commune22.4%
Another province7.3%
Another in the commune4.3%
Not stated3.0%
At home1.9%
Somewhere else0.5%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour28.3%
Crafts and skilled trades22.8%
Labouring and small trades14.2%
Farming and fishing9.1%
Trade and broking7.7%
Clerical work6.6%
Machine operating5.1%
Managers and senior professionals2.9%
Technicians1.7%
Not classified1.6%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma63.0%
Primary22.7%
Lower secondary8.7%
Upper secondary3.8%
DEUG or Licence1.7%
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: 33718.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 22667.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3891.7 per business
Public services: 78
Associations: 33in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce69.9%
Services13.7%
Industry11.9%
Construction4.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person90.7%
2 to 34.0%
4 to 93.5%
10 to 491.3%
50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later36.3%
2011–201939.4%
2001–201010.2%
1991–20008.8%
1981–19902.7%
1956–19802.7%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sidi Ahmed Ou Amar’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 17 douars in 2 fractions, with 17,898 people. 16 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
أمزوAmezzou8 douars · 10,447 people
أغشيين التحتانيينArchiine Et Tahtaniine	Grouped	219	944	0.9	0.7	1.0
أغشيين الفوقانيينArchiine El Foukaniine	Grouped	386	1,653	0.0	0.8	1.3
الطلبةTalba	Grouped	567	2,468	0.2	0.5	1.5
أيت بلقاسمAit Belkassem	In parts	611	2,691	0.1	1.0	1.0
أيت سعيد بن إبراهيمAit Saïd Ben Brahim	Grouped	193	837	1.0	1.6	1.6
القصيبةEl Ksiba	Grouped	76	394	1.0	1.4	2.0
أيت حماديAit Hammadi	Grouped	168	806	0.7	0.5	2.0
الخروبةKharrouba	Grouped	146	654	0.1	0.5	4.1
الحفايةEl Hafaia9 douars · 7,451 people
العين البيضاءAin Beida	Grouped	202	825	1.5	0.6	6.8
أيت حموAït Hammou	Grouped	172	705	0.2	0.0	7.0
أولاد همادOulad Houmad	Grouped	299	1,292	0.1	0.5	9.9
البيضEl Bid	Grouped	148	569	0.1	0.1	5.1
أكريديسAkridis	Grouped	113	472	0.2	0.9	3.1
أيت علي بن أحمدAit Ali Ben Ahmed	Grouped	197	843	0.1	1.7	5.1
بوعصيدةBou Assida	Grouped	303	1,367	0.8	1.0	2.8
سمومات الوادSmoumat El Oued	Grouped	288	1,241	0.2	0.2	3.2
أيت قاسمAit Kacem	Grouped	46	137	0.0	5.0	8.0

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code

Code: 09.541.05.25
As digits: 095410525
Slug: sidi-ahmed-ou-amar
Record: /api/communes/09.541.05.25.json
Boundary: /api/communes/09.541.05.25/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/09.541.05.25/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/09.541.05.25/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/09.541.05.25/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/09.541.05.25/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/09.541.05.25/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2835876

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