Sidi Azzouz

سيدي عزوز

Rural commune in the cercle of Tilal Al Gharb, province of Sidi Kacem, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024: 14,484
Since 2014: +0.9%from 14,356 in 2014
Density: 76.2people per km², 190.1 km²
Households: 3,188
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 472472nd most populous of 1,503 communes15th of 29 in its province

Next door in Had Kourt, 92.1% of households have running water. Here, it’s 9.5%.

Since 2014, the share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force went from 45.8% to 34.2%. Across Morocco, the fall was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bouchabel. Running water: 9.5% here, 3.2% there; in the labour force: 34.2% here, 34.3% there; aged 65 and over: 8.1% here, 8.5% there.

Compare it with Bouchabel

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

16072

How it changed

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

Sidi Azzouz +0.9%

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: 41.0%aged 10 and over49.6% in 201450.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 19.0%18.5% in 20142.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.2%aged 15 and over45.8% in 20142.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 92.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.22children per woman2.35 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.0%of people7.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 9.5%of settled households4.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Azzouz: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	3.0%
2.0%	70–74	2.2%
3.4%	65–69	3.0%
4.3%	60–64	4.6%
4.2%	55–59	4.6%
4.3%	50–54	5.0%
6.2%	45–49	5.6%
7.0%	40–44	6.7%
7.3%	35–39	7.2%
6.3%	30–34	7.3%
6.3%	25–29	5.8%
7.3%	20–24	7.3%
9.1%	15–19	8.7%
11.0%	10–14	9.9%
10.5%	5–9	10.5%
8.4%	0–4	8.5%

Local languages used

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

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

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.7%
French20.8%
English4.2%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot62.8%
Employer’s transport7.0%
Informal transport5.5%
Bike or motorcycle5.4%
Doesn’t travel to work5.2%
Taxi5.0%
Private car4.0%
Bus3.0%
Another way2.0%
Animal0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 49.6%aged 10 and over41.0% in 202461.3% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 18.5%19.0% in 202469.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.8%aged 15 and over34.2% in 202411.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 90.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.35children per woman2.22 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 7.8%of people6.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.6people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 4.7%of settled households9.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Azzouz: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.7%	75 and over	2.1%
1.8%	70–74	1.7%
1.8%	65–69	2.0%
3.0%	60–64	2.6%
3.8%	55–59	3.5%
4.6%	50–54	5.1%
4.4%	45–49	5.1%
4.8%	40–44	5.4%
6.6%	35–39	6.5%
8.1%	30–34	7.4%
9.3%	25–29	8.8%
9.5%	20–24	9.8%
8.8%	15–19	8.6%
10.5%	10–14	11.1%
10.2%	5–9	9.7%
11.1%	0–4	10.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Hassania0.3%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only46.1%
Arabic and French46.1%
Arabic, French and English7.3%
Other combinations0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot66.9%
Taxi13.0%
Bus6.1%
Another way3.7%
Not stated3.0%
Bike or motorcycle2.8%
Private car2.5%
Employer’s transport1.1%
Train0.8%
Works at home0.2%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood63.0%
No fixed place14.4%
Another province10.4%
Another commune4.8%
Another in the commune3.3%
Not stated3.0%
Somewhere else0.9%
At home0.2%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour32.6%
Farming and fishing23.0%
Labouring and small trades16.2%
Crafts and skilled trades14.9%
Clerical work4.1%
Machine operating3.8%
Trade and broking3.7%
Not classified1.0%
Managers and senior professionals0.5%
Technicians0.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma76.8%
Primary16.0%
Lower secondary4.9%
Upper secondary1.6%
DEUG or Licence0.6%
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: 25417.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 11444.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1371.2 per business
Public services: 126
Associations: 14in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce56.1%
Services30.7%
Industry13.2%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person90.4%
2 to 36.1%
4 to 93.5%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later50.9%
2011–201929.8%
2001–201011.4%
1991–20004.4%
1981–19900.9%
1956–19802.6%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sidi Azzouz’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 43 douars in 7 fractions, with 14,477 people. 7 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
سيدي يشوSidi Ichou10 douars · 1,826 people
الزياينةZyayna	Grouped	94	457	0.0	0.2	17.9
العمامرةLamamra	Grouped	31	171	0.0	0.0	15.0
سطيينes Setine	Grouped	36	155	0.1	2.1	18.1
بولعجولاتBou Ajoulat	Grouped	5	18	—	—	—
الشقاقفة الرملEchqaqfa Errmel	Grouped	43	215	0.0	1.7	15.0
الشقاقفة التحتيةEchqaqfa Ettahtiya	Grouped	24	107	—	—	—
الحاج الجيلاليEl Haj Jilali	Grouped	29	116	—	—	—
المهايةLemhaya	Grouped	57	235	0.0	1.1	14.4
عين الطاهرAin Tahar	Grouped	51	192	0.0	0.0	14.0
درقاوةDarqaoua	Grouped	39	160	1.0	1.0	16.0
كدية السمنKdia Smen13 douars · 2,005 people
اولاد بن يحيى الفوقيةOulad Ben Yahya El Fouki	Grouped	29	108	—	—	—
اولاد بن يحيى السفليةOulad Ben Yahya Souflia	Grouped	28	124	—	—	—
أولاد سي المكيOulad Si Elmekki	Grouped	19	71	—	—	—
أولاد عليOulad Ali	Grouped	52	171	2.0	4.0	7.0
أولاد سالمOulad Salem	Grouped	11	46	—	—	—
أولاد عاصمOulad Aassem	Grouped	15	84	—	—	—
زهير الشبورZhir Chbour	Grouped	61	257	0.0	0.0	10.9
أولاد دحيشOulad Dhayech	Grouped	35	151	0.1	1.9	2.2
عزيب الشراديAzib Echarradi	Grouped	154	589	0.0	0.0	3.6
زهير الرواجحZhair Rouajeh	Grouped	44	171	0.8	6.0	12.5
الزيازنةZyazna	Grouped	30	140	0.0	7.0	13.0
أولاد العربيOulad El Arbi	Grouped	5	18	—	—	—
السلاهمةSlahma	Grouped	20	75	—	—	—
سيد قاسم حروشSid Kacem Harrouch3 douars · 1,716 people
الفضولEl Fdoul	In parts	83	367	1.6	2.3	4.3
المنايرةLamnaira	Grouped	167	759	1.6	1.4	3.3
زوايدZouayed	Grouped	142	590	1.4	1.8	3.0
سيدي فاتحSidi Fateh4 douars · 1,023 people
أولاد جطي العلياOulad Jti El Oulia	Grouped	69	337	1.0	1.1	15.0
أولاد عثمانOulad Othmane	Grouped	60	257	0.6	0.8	3.4
الحلاحلةLahlahla	Grouped	68	292	0.8	1.0	3.4
أولاد جطي السفلىOulad Jti Essoufla	Grouped	32	137	4.0	4.0	16.9
فرقة الوادFerka El Oued5 douars · 5,110 people
الحمنيينElhamnyene	Grouped	180	944	0.2	1.8	3.0
الدغوغيينEdghoughyene	Grouped	105	523	0.9	1.8	2.8
أولاد حماد الشرقيةOulad Hommad Charkia	Grouped	173	848	0.6	2.5	6.6
أولاد حماداالغربيةOulad Hommad Elgharbia	Grouped	326	1,620	1.0	1.8	1.0
أولاد حمدانOuled Hamdane	Grouped	253	1,175	1.4	1.0	1.9
أولاد يعقوبOulad Yaacoub3 douars · 837 people
الگامنةLgamna	In parts	78	376	4.9	1.1	6.9
أولاد يعقوبOulad Yaacoub	Grouped	34	163	5.0	1.1	16.7
أولاد الشلحOulad Chelh	Grouped	59	298	1.0	3.0	15.0
العساكريةLaassekriya5 douars · 1,960 people
العساكريةLaassekriya	Grouped	45	168	1.0	3.1	9.9
مياصةMiyassa	Grouped	75	274	3.8	0.9	8.8
البريديةEl Bridia	Grouped	58	224	1.0	1.1	4.0
أولاد تويجرOulad Touijer	Grouped	210	992	3.2	2.1	6.3
أولاد صباحOulad Sebbah	Grouped	58	302	0.9	3.0	5.0

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: 04.481.03.17
As digits: 044810317
Slug: sidi-azzouz
Record: /api/communes/04.481.03.17.json
Boundary: /api/communes/04.481.03.17/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/04.481.03.17/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/04.481.03.17/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/04.481.03.17/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/04.481.03.17/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/04.481.03.17/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2827070

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