Sidi Boubker El Haj

سيدي بوبكر الحاج

Rural commune in the cercle of Lalla Mimouna, province of Kénitra, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024: 21,610
Since 2014: +11.8%from 19,327 in 2014
Density: 199people per km², 108.8 km²
Households: 4,245
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 281281st most populous of 1,503 communes20th of 23 in its province

Since 2014, households with a kitchen went from 74.8% to 93.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 3 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Oulad Chbana. Aged 0 to 14: 34.6% here, 35.3% there; can’t read or write: 44.0% here, 44.0% there; higher education: 2.8% here, 2.1% there.

Compare it with Oulad Chbana

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

14122

How it changed

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

Sidi Boubker El Haj +11.8%

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: 44.0%aged 10 and over52.7% in 201454.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 18.4%11.6% in 201437.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.8%aged 15 and over43.1% in 20146.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 87.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.38children per woman2.47 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.3%of people5.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 5.1people on average6.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 23.6%of settled households12.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Boubker El Haj: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.7%	75 and over	2.1%
1.5%	70–74	1.6%
2.2%	65–69	2.2%
3.1%	60–64	3.0%
3.1%	55–59	3.3%
3.7%	50–54	4.2%
4.8%	45–49	4.6%
6.2%	40–44	6.2%
6.8%	35–39	7.5%
7.2%	30–34	7.2%
7.3%	25–29	6.0%
8.2%	20–24	8.1%
10.0%	15–19	8.9%
11.4%	10–14	11.9%
12.2%	5–9	12.5%
10.5%	0–4	10.7%

Local languages used

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

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

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.7%
French20.2%
English3.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Employer’s transport26.3%
Informal transport22.3%
On foot18.0%
Private car10.4%
Doesn’t travel to work8.1%
Animal6.5%
Bike or motorcycle3.0%
Bus2.5%
Taxi1.9%
Another way1.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 52.7%aged 10 and over44.0% in 202465.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.6%18.4% in 202438.8% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.1%aged 15 and over38.8% in 20249.1% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 90.8%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.47children per woman2.38 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.5%of people4.3% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.1people on average5.1 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 12.0%of settled households23.6% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Boubker El Haj: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.6%	75 and over	1.7%
1.3%	70–74	1.4%
1.2%	65–69	1.2%
2.3%	60–64	2.5%
2.7%	55–59	2.5%
3.2%	50–54	3.5%
3.8%	45–49	3.7%
4.7%	40–44	5.0%
5.4%	35–39	5.3%
7.3%	30–34	6.8%
9.3%	25–29	9.5%
10.6%	20–24	10.4%
10.9%	15–19	10.2%
11.6%	10–14	12.1%
11.3%	5–9	11.1%
12.8%	0–4	13.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.6%
Tamazight0.1%
Tachelhit0.0%
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 only51.9%
Arabic and French40.8%
Arabic, French and English6.0%
Other combinations1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot37.2%
Another way19.0%
Employer’s transport11.8%
Taxi7.8%
Private car6.1%
Bus5.7%
Bike or motorcycle5.5%
Works at home4.3%
Not stated2.5%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood36.5%
Another commune24.6%
No fixed place17.3%
Another province8.7%
Another in the commune4.5%
At home4.3%
Not stated2.5%
Somewhere else1.5%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour45.4%
Farming and fishing17.0%
Crafts and skilled trades10.3%
Labouring and small trades10.1%
Clerical work5.7%
Machine operating4.5%
Trade and broking3.6%
Not classified2.4%
Managers and senior professionals0.7%
Technicians0.3%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma79.3%
Primary14.4%
Lower secondary4.6%
Upper secondary1.3%
DEUG or Licence0.5%
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: 25111.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 19477.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2481.3 per business
Public services: 57
Associations: 0in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce67.0%
Services22.2%
Industry8.2%
Construction2.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person80.9%
2 to 316.0%
4 to 93.1%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later35.6%
2011–201937.6%
2001–201022.2%
1991–20003.1%
1981–19901.5%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sidi Boubker El Haj’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 21 douars in 3 fractions, with 21,610 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
عيون بصالAiyoun Bsal7 douars · 10,336 people
دكالةDoukala	Grouped	98	471	0.8	2.3	9.5
اولاد عمرانOulad Omrane	Grouped	440	2,172	0.6	2.0	8.4
شكرانChograne	Grouped	443	2,249	0.3	0.8	5.7
المكارزةLemkarza	Grouped	414	2,139	0.5	2.6	10.5
اولاد شتوانOulad Chatouane	Grouped	475	2,321	0.5	0.8	6.5
اولاد دحانOulad Dahhane	Grouped	70	373	0.2	1.4	5.6
لمناضرةLemnadra	Grouped	114	611	0.1	2.0	12.6
للاغنو الجنوبيةLlaghnou Janoubia9 douars · 4,857 people
ابداوة الزاويةBdaoua Zaouya	Grouped	239	1,246	1.2	1.6	3.6
اظهر اعجاجDhar Ajj	Grouped	39	240	0.7	0.8	5.2
الحارتAl Hart	Grouped	10	56	—	—	—
الحاج مباركel Haj Mbarek	Grouped	10	58	—	—	—
ابداوة حمريBdaoua Hamri	Grouped	15	85	—	—	—
اولاد اعمار ازويتينOulad Ammar Zuiten	Grouped	402	1,554	0.7	1.0	1.7
العويداتEl-Aouidat	Grouped	52	286	0.0	0.2	6.0
سيدي بوبكر الحاجSidi Boubker El Haj	Grouped	14	52	—	—	—
عرباوة الغابةArbaoua Lghaba	Grouped	292	1,280	1.1	3.0	8.6
للاغنو الشماليةLlaghnou Chamalia5 douars · 6,417 people
كريجاتGrijat	Grouped	124	644	1.0	1.1	5.0
اولاد زيتونOulad Zitoun	Grouped	206	1,131	1.0	1.0	6.0
اولاد بوحميدةOulad Bouhmida	Grouped	193	1,129	1.0	0.0	5.0
اولاد محمدOulad Mohamed	Grouped	303	1,842	1.3	2.1	6.3
اولاد عمار قمقومOulad Ammar Kamkoum	Grouped	292	1,671	0.5	0.9	7.6

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: 04.281.11.11
As digits: 042811111
Slug: sidi-boubker-el-haj
Record: /api/communes/04.281.11.11.json
Boundary: /api/communes/04.281.11.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/04.281.11.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/04.281.11.11/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/04.281.11.11/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/04.281.11.11/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/04.281.11.11/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2753071

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