Sidi Amar

سيدي عمرو

Rural commune in the cercle of Khénifra, province of Khénifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
1,625
Since 2014
−25.3%from 2,175 in 2014
Density
16.1people per km², 101.2 km²
Households
468
Rank
1,4531,453rd most populous of 1,503 communes22nd of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

54015

How it changed

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

Sidi Amar −25.3%

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
49.9%aged 10 and over54.0% in 201460.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
65.2%12.4% in 201481.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.4%aged 15 and over53.5% in 20146.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.41children per woman1.58 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
14.0%of people8.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
3.8%of settled households2.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Between the two censuses, households with a kitchen went from 96.2% to 58.1%. A fall this large is rare, and the site keeps it out of comparisons. How these are spotted

Age

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

Sidi Amar: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.8%75 and over6.0%
3.8%70–744.6%
7.4%65–693.7%
4.7%60–647.0%
5.5%55–596.3%
6.9%50–546.3%
6.6%45–496.9%
7.5%40–446.3%
6.8%35–396.2%
5.8%30–346.0%
5.2%25–295.2%
5.4%20–245.7%
6.5%15–197.6%
7.4%10–147.6%
8.0%5–96.9%
6.8%0–47.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Tamazight96.7%
  • Darija91.4%
  • Tarifit0.3%
  • Tachelhit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.0%
  • French60.5%
  • English13.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Doesn’t travel to work66.9%
  • On foot21.3%
  • Private car4.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle1.8%
  • Taxi1.8%
  • Bus1.2%
  • Employer’s transport1.2%
  • Informal transport1.2%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Animal0.0%
  • Another way0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
3521.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1234.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
524.3 per business
Public services
21
Associations
2in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Industry83.3%
  • Commerce16.7%
  • Construction0.0%
  • Services0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person33.3%
  • 2 to 38.3%
  • 4 to 950.0%
  • 10 to 498.3%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later16.7%
  • 2011–201941.7%
  • 2001–201016.7%
  • 1991–200025.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sidi Amar’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 18 douars in 1 fraction, with 1,625 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
أيت بوحدو أيت مازلAit Bouhaddou Ait Mazel18 douars · 1,625 people
أيت عليAit AliDispersed802780.52.19.4
أيت عقى أيت بوهوAit Akka Ait BouhouDispersed331251.64.06.7
إغمارينIghmarineDispersed361331.85.16.3
أيت عفيAit AffiDispersed662011.67.29.9
أيت قسوAit KassouDispersed551582.79.812.6
أيت واعرابAit OuaarabDispersed2999———
إقجيعنIkejianeDispersed1547———
أيت أوكساسAit OuksasDispersed1659———
أيت اسعيد أوسليمانAit Said Ou SlimanDispersed412———
أيت اعزيزAit AzizDispersed1145———
أيت بن حدوAit Ben HaddouDispersed1040———
أيت عقى أيت بويشيAit Aqqa Ait BouychiDispersed14———
أيت بوعزيزAït bou AzizDispersed13———
أيت باحمانAit BahmaneDispersed613———
أيت يحيى أوغانمAit Yahya AoughanemDispersed361473.45.47.0
أيت الخياطAït el KhiatDispersed341385.58.510.2
أيت أحمادAit AhmadDispersed830———
أيت رحوAït RahhouDispersed2793———

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
05.301.05.21
As digits
053010521
Slug
sidi-amar
OpenStreetMap
2826616
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("sidi-amar");

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