Sidi Boushab

سيدي بوالسحاب

Rural commune in the cercle of Biougra, province of Chtouka-Aït Baha, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024: 8,386
Since 2014: −11.6%from 9,488 in 2014
Density: 48.6people per km², 172.5 km²
Households: 2,294
Rank: 872872nd most populous of 1,503 communes11th of 22 in its province

Next door in Ait Ouadrim, 61.8% of households have running water. Here, it’s 97.2%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 84.5% to 97.2%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Siroua. Running water: 97.2% here, 99.3% there; can’t read or write: 45.2% here, 43.7% there; apartments: 0.0% here, 0.0% there.

Compare it with Siroua

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

87203

How it changed

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

Sidi Boushab −11.6%

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: 45.2%aged 10 and over43.7% in 201460.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 25.6%13.8% in 201428.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.5%aged 15 and over35.6% in 20146.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.91children per woman2.44 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 7.2%of people7.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.6people on average4.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 97.2%of settled households84.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Boushab: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
5.5%	75 and over	7.2%
3.6%	70–74	4.6%
4.4%	65–69	4.1%
4.7%	60–64	4.9%
5.5%	55–59	6.6%
6.9%	50–54	6.5%
6.5%	45–49	7.7%
7.0%	40–44	7.4%
6.5%	35–39	6.7%
5.9%	30–34	5.7%
4.7%	25–29	4.2%
6.2%	20–24	5.2%
8.4%	15–19	6.8%
8.7%	10–14	8.0%
9.1%	5–9	8.3%
6.5%	0–4	6.3%

Local languages used

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

Tachelhit99.3%
Darija18.7%
Tamazight0.5%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic96.5%
French45.2%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh17.3%
English11.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Employer’s transport33.2%
Bike or motorcycle17.2%
Taxi15.8%
On foot14.6%
Doesn’t travel to work8.4%
Informal transport4.5%
Private car4.3%
Bus1.5%
Another way0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Animal0.0%

Can’t read or write: 43.7%aged 10 and over45.2% in 202460.2% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 13.8%25.6% in 202418.8% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 35.6%aged 15 and over34.5% in 20245.5% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 96.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.44children per woman1.91 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 7.5%of people7.2% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average3.6 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 84.5%of settled households97.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi Boushab: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.8%	75 and over	4.5%
2.6%	70–74	3.0%
3.5%	65–69	3.0%
4.0%	60–64	4.6%
4.5%	55–59	3.8%
5.1%	50–54	4.7%
5.6%	45–49	6.2%
6.7%	40–44	7.2%
6.8%	35–39	8.0%
7.3%	30–34	7.9%
7.0%	25–29	8.3%
7.7%	20–24	8.9%
7.1%	15–19	7.7%
9.0%	10–14	7.3%
9.3%	5–9	6.7%
8.9%	0–4	8.2%

Local languages used

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

Tachelhit99.4%
Darija29.5%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Other combinations79.7%
Arabic only15.5%
Arabic, French and English3.1%
Arabic and French1.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot30.8%
Taxi22.5%
Another way17.5%
Bike or motorcycle9.3%
Bus5.9%
Employer’s transport4.8%
Private car4.1%
Not stated2.7%
Works at home2.1%
Train0.4%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Another commune28.5%
Their own neighbourhood24.0%
No fixed place16.7%
Another in the commune13.7%
Another province11.5%
At home2.1%
Not stated2.0%
Somewhere else1.6%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour30.5%
Labouring and small trades16.8%
Crafts and skilled trades16.5%
Clerical work11.0%
Machine operating9.1%
Farming and fishing6.1%
Trade and broking5.8%
Not classified2.1%
Managers and senior professionals1.2%
Technicians0.8%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma77.4%
Primary15.2%
Lower secondary4.5%
Upper secondary1.9%
DEUG or Licence0.9%
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: 16719.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 5331.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 561.1 per business
Public services: 105
Associations: 9in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce92.5%
Services5.7%
Industry1.9%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person96.2%
2 to 33.8%
4 to 90.0%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later13.2%
2011–201939.6%
2001–201015.1%
1991–200013.2%
1981–19907.5%
1956–198011.3%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sidi Boushab’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 56 douars in 2 fractions, with 8,335 people. 51 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
إداوبوزياIdaoubouzya18 douars · 3,973 people
أيت كونزا نتاينيوتAit Taganza N'Tinioute	Grouped	124	452	0.1	2.9	9.0
إدالسيIdalsi	Grouped	25	77	—	—	—
أزريبAzrib	Grouped	29	100	—	—	—
أيت كنزا إمي نتسوكتAit Knza Imi Ntsoukt	Dispersed	25	82	—	—	—
القصبة ملولنKasbat Mallouln	Grouped	8	24	—	—	—
أيت بنانيAit Banani	Grouped	56	160	0.1	0.0	12.0
إمي أغكميImi Oughguemmi	In parts	110	427	0.1	0.2	12.1
إكي إغزرIggui Ighzer	Grouped	28	121	—	—	—
إخرضيضنIkherdidene	In parts	29	124	—	—	—
أوبيهيOu Bihi	Dispersed	88	300	0.6	2.0	18.0
الفيضEl Faid	In parts	74	261	0.7	1.5	13.0
بيورزيونBiourzioune	In parts	26	90	—	—	—
بيزورانBizourane	In parts	108	363	0.3	1.9	11.8
تموجوتTamoujjout	Grouped	90	350	0.0	0.9	5.0
إكي وانوIggui Wanou	Grouped	89	328	0.0	0.9	5.0
تدوارت نايت جمرTadouart N'ait Jmr	Grouped	39	151	0.0	1.0	5.0
تيحوناTihouna	Grouped	95	368	0.0	1.1	3.2
بوتزارتBou Tazart	In parts	54	195	0.1	1.0	20.0
إداوكرانIdaguarane38 douars · 4,362 people
أيت موسى الحسنAit Moussa Lahsen	In parts	53	185	0.0	4.9	13.8
أيت العسريAït Lasri	In parts	33	109	0.0	3.3	9.1
أيت مباركAït Mbarek	Grouped	49	158	0.4	4.9	13.9
ايت باريAit Bari	Grouped	32	115	0.0	4.9	9.9
إماريونImarioun	Grouped	5	12	—	—	—
توريرت أومعلاTaourirt Ou Mala	In parts	35	84	0.3	4.4	13.0
إكرامن نتيرستIgourramen N'Tirst	Grouped	18	63	—	—	—
أيت كوريAït Kourri	Grouped	6	28	—	—	—
إبرايمنIbrayimene	In parts	36	126	0.0	3.0	13.1
إستاينIstayne	Grouped	15	53	—	—	—
تين كاوةTin Gaoua	Grouped	22	95	—	—	—
تكاديرتTagadirt	Grouped	40	166	0.0	2.0	2.0
إموكنيImi Ougni	In parts	51	192	0.0	1.0	1.0
زاوية سيدي بوسحابZawite Sidi Boushabe	Grouped	52	199	0.0	0.4	0.4
تين واشتوكTine Ouachtouk	Grouped	13	55	—	—	—
تين محمد أوهموTine Mohamed ou Hammou	Grouped	35	120	0.0	1.2	4.0
تين بوحمادTine Bouhmed	Grouped	10	41	—	—	—
البرجLborj	Grouped	88	345	0.4	1.1	16.0
توكناوTi Ougnaou	Grouped	34	112	0.8	3.1	17.0
توكرانTouggarane	Grouped	21	85	—	—	—
تين حمدانTine Hamdane	Grouped	21	81	—	—	—
أدوار إداوكرانAdoir Idaguarane	In parts	134	521	1.0	1.1	11.7
الكزميرEl Gazmir	Grouped	17	47	—	—	—
تالمرستTalmerst	Grouped	23	62	—	—	—
تالميطTalmit	Grouped	10	39	—	—	—
الحفرتLahfert	Grouped	14	49	—	—	—
إمزيلنImzilne	Grouped	47	192	2.0	4.0	16.3
أيت هموAit Hammou	Grouped	12	50	—	—	—
أزريبAzrib	Grouped	22	91	—	—	—
دار الشيخDar Cheikh	Grouped	38	118	0.2	1.5	9.0
بوميةBou Miya	Grouped	22	84	—	—	—
أيت الحسينAit Lhoussine	Grouped	56	227	0.0	2.0	8.7
تلبرجتTalborjt	Grouped	34	142	1.0	3.2	11.8
أيت العاتيAit El Aati	Grouped	66	202	0.0	1.4	4.0
تين زديTine Zeddi	In parts	7	27	—	—	—
تين هموعليTine Ali Moulay	Grouped	13	38	—	—	—
تين علي أمحمدTine Ali M'hamed	Grouped	4	14	—	—	—
أيت زكريAit Zekri	Grouped	9	35	—	—	—

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: 09.163.07.29
As digits: 091630729
Slug: sidi-boushab
Record: /api/communes/09.163.07.29.json
Boundary: /api/communes/09.163.07.29/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/09.163.07.29/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/09.163.07.29/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/09.163.07.29/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/09.163.07.29/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/09.163.07.29/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2832961

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