Sidi El Makhfi

سيدي المخفي

Rural commune in the cercle of Azrou, province of Ifrane, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 16,441
Since 2014: −1.6%from 16,709 in 2014
Density: 25.2people per km², 653.4 km²
Households: 4,264
Rank: 393393rd most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 10 in its province

Next door in Tamchachate, 0.0% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 37.6%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 62.4% to 94.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ait Mimoune. Household size: 3.9 here, 3.7 there; can’t read or write: 42.9% here, 43.6% there; aged 0 to 14: 26.1% here, 26.3% there.

Compare it with Ait Mimoune

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

53114

How it changed

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

Sidi El Makhfi −1.6%

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: 42.9%aged 10 and over52.6% in 201451.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.4%6.5% in 201433.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 42.0%aged 15 and over52.8% in 201412.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.96children per woman1.83 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.5%of people7.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.9people on average4.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 42.2%of settled households34.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi El Makhfi: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.2%	75 and over	3.4%
3.0%	70–74	2.5%
3.3%	65–69	3.4%
4.2%	60–64	5.2%
4.4%	55–59	4.5%
6.2%	50–54	6.3%
6.7%	45–49	7.0%
7.5%	40–44	7.7%
6.8%	35–39	7.2%
6.2%	30–34	6.5%
5.5%	25–29	5.7%
7.0%	20–24	6.8%
9.2%	15–19	8.3%
10.1%	10–14	9.2%
9.3%	5–9	9.2%
7.5%	0–4	7.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija74.3%
Tamazight56.3%
Tachelhit17.0%
Tarifit0.8%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic93.3%
French50.2%
English10.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh7.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot63.5%
Doesn’t travel to work20.5%
Bike or motorcycle4.8%
Private car3.3%
Employer’s transport3.2%
Taxi2.2%
Another way1.1%
Bus1.0%
Informal transport0.2%
Animal0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 52.6%aged 10 and over42.9% in 202463.0% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 6.5%16.4% in 202412.9% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 52.8%aged 15 and over42.0% in 202425.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 88.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.83children per woman1.96 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 7.0%of people4.5% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average3.9 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 34.0%of settled households42.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Sidi El Makhfi: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	2.5%
2.1%	70–74	2.2%
1.8%	65–69	1.7%
3.4%	60–64	3.2%
3.9%	55–59	3.6%
4.7%	50–54	5.3%
4.7%	45–49	5.2%
6.1%	40–44	6.7%
7.6%	35–39	7.8%
7.8%	30–34	8.1%
7.6%	25–29	8.3%
9.1%	20–24	9.2%
9.0%	15–19	8.4%
10.1%	10–14	9.5%
9.6%	5–9	9.0%
9.9%	0–4	9.3%

Local languages used

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

Darija78.6%
Tamazight78.6%
Tachelhit1.5%
Tarifit0.5%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French48.4%
Arabic only27.5%
Arabic, French and English14.8%
Other combinations9.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot81.3%
Taxi4.6%
Private car3.3%
Not stated3.3%
Works at home2.9%
Bike or motorcycle1.9%
Another way1.9%
Bus0.7%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood81.4%
No fixed place6.2%
Not stated3.2%
Another in the commune3.0%
At home2.9%
Another commune2.1%
Another province1.1%
Somewhere else0.2%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour49.8%
Farming and fishing25.7%
Crafts and skilled trades7.4%
Labouring and small trades6.0%
Clerical work4.0%
Trade and broking2.5%
Machine operating2.2%
Managers and senior professionals1.0%
Not classified0.9%
Technicians0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma71.9%
Primary15.6%
Lower secondary8.1%
Upper secondary3.4%
DEUG or Licence0.8%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Sidi El Makhfi’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings: 1,608
Standing empty: 14.9%10.9% vacant4.0% a second home
Precarious: 4.0%1.0% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 93.8%94.8% on the water mains96.1% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 6.3%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house93.3%
Rural-type2.5%
Apartment1.1%
Slum or basic house1.0%
Traditional house0.9%
Villa0.7%
Other0.4%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years56.3%
20 to 49 years43.0%
50 years or more0.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 34921.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 24670.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3441.4 per business
Public services: 93
Associations: 10in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 2counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce58.9%
Services30.1%
Industry7.3%
Construction3.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person80.1%
2 to 315.4%
4 to 94.1%
10 to 490.4%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later45.1%
2011–201930.5%
2001–20107.7%
1991–20004.9%
1981–19901.6%
1956–19809.3%
Before 19560.8%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Sidi Addi

5,025

Douars

Sidi El Makhfi’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 47 douars in 12 fractions, with 11,416 people. Another 5,025 live in Sidi Addi, its urban centre, which has no douars. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
ايت واحي إيشنAit Ouahi Iychen8 douars · 1,185 people
ايت فطومة أيت الجيلاليAit Fetoumat Ait Jilali	Dispersed	79	320	1.8	5.9	8.1
أيت رابحةAit Rabha	Dispersed	17	91	—	—	—
أيت بن اعزيزAit Ben Aziz	Dispersed	52	211	3.6	8.2	13.4
ايت علاAit Alla	Dispersed	36	137	1.0	9.3	13.0
ايت الحاجAit L'Haj	Dispersed	33	138	0.2	3.4	8.1
ايت عليAit Ali	Grouped	52	200	0.3	3.0	7.9
ايت بن يوسفAit Ben Youssef	Dispersed	7	41	—	—	—
أيت علي أوحموAit Ali Ou Hammou	Dispersed	11	47	—	—	—
ايت واحي لحرارAit Ouahi Lahrar5 douars · 740 people
أيت علي أو عيسىAit Ali Ou Aissa	Dispersed	53	224	1.0	7.7	12.4
أيت بوحودانAit Bouhoudane	Dispersed	30	128	1.6	5.1	9.1
أيت سعيد او عيسىAit Said Ou Aissa	Dispersed	9	36	—	—	—
أيت يوسفAït Youssef	Dispersed	63	255	1.4	3.0	6.7
ايت احسينAït H’sine	Grouped	22	97	—	—	—
أيت بلعيد ايت علي او لحسنAit Belaid Ait Ali Ou Lahcen4 douars · 655 people
ايت حمو اوبلعيدAit Hammou Ou Belaid	Dispersed	103	387	1.5	3.6	12.7
ايت محمد اوبلعيدAit M Hamed Ou Belaid	Dispersed	26	107	—	—	—
أيت أوناصرAït Ou Naçer	Dispersed	15	64	—	—	—
إخف أو سرغينIkhef Ou Serghine	Grouped	30	97	0.8	0.9	3.9
أيت عثمان أولحسنAit Othmane Aoulahsen5 douars · 1,437 people
أيت بن اعمرAït Ben Amer	Dispersed	76	260	1.6	3.6	11.3
ايت واحي او لحسنAit Ouahi Ou Lahcen	Dispersed	37	119	0.2	1.5	10.1
أيت منصورAit Mansour	Dispersed	45	162	1.0	3.5	22.5
أيت حدو أو سعيدAït Haddou Ou Said	Dispersed	138	555	0.1	2.1	5.4
أيت التاجرAit Ettajer	Dispersed	84	341	0.4	3.4	6.5
المرابطينAl Mrabtine8 douars · 1,896 people
أيت عكيAit Akki	Dispersed	57	244	1.7	3.6	11.2
إفروخنIfroukhane	Dispersed	55	225	0.7	3.1	6.4
إيخياطنIkhayatane	Dispersed	129	517	1.9	2.7	5.6
أيت عقى المرابطينAit Aka Al Mrabtine	Dispersed	17	59	—	—	—
أيت علا او عزيزAit Allaouaziz	Dispersed	52	193	4.4	3.4	11.0
أيت حدو أو براهيمAit Haddou Ou Brahiim	Dispersed	76	310	2.0	3.1	5.5
أيت عيسىAit Aissa	Dispersed	57	228	3.3	4.8	13.4
ايت بوعزةAit Bouazza	Dispersed	30	120	0.2	2.5	8.7
أيت حدو اوعليAit Haddou Ali5 douars · 885 people
أيت عبد الخالقAit Abdelkhaleq	Dispersed	130	494	0.8	2.3	12.0
أيت رحو أو لحسنAït Rahou Ou Lahsene	Dispersed	47	173	0.4	1.3	15.0
أيت يشو او علاAit Ichou Ou Alla	Dispersed	28	107	—	—	—
أيت الحاجAit El Haj	Dispersed	11	44	—	—	—
أيت احسينAit H'cine	Dispersed	21	67	—	—	—
أيت الطالب ايت علي او لحسنAit Taleb Ait Ali Ou Lahcen1 douar · 496 people
أيت الطالبAit Taleb	Dispersed	123	496	1.0	3.5	12.2
إدلاوينIdlaouine6 douars · 1,058 people
أيت رحو أوبوزيانAït Rahou Ou Bouziyane	Dispersed	68	250	0.9	2.4	13.5
أيت حدوAit Haddou	Dispersed	36	198	1.9	3.6	8.4
أيت مازوزAit Mazouz	Dispersed	23	82	—	—	—
أيت بن حدوAit Ben Haddou	Dispersed	57	249	1.8	2.4	4.3
أيت موسىAit Moussa	Dispersed	50	211	1.9	3.2	6.7
أيت عقى إيدلاوينAit Aka Iydlaouine	Dispersed	14	68	—	—	—
إدراوين ايت علي او لحسنIdraouine Ait Ali Ou Lahcen2 douars · 839 people
أيت لحسن إيدراوينAit Lahhcen Idraouine	Dispersed	141	559	2.3	4.5	15.7
أيت قسوAit Kassou	Dispersed	71	280	2.8	1.9	7.1
ايت بوهوAit Bouhou1 douar · 1,001 people
ايت بوهوAit Bouhou	Grouped	253	1,001	0.2	0.8	1.9
ايخرمازنAykhrmazen1 douar · 444 people
ايخرمازنAykhrmazen	Grouped	103	444	1.0	2.0	2.3
ايت بوبكرAit Boubker1 douar · 780 people
ايت عمر اوعليAit Omar Ali	Dispersed	198	780	0.8	2.3	4.1

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: 03.271.03.07
As digits: 032710307
Slug: sidi-el-makhfi
Record: /api/communes/03.271.03.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.271.03.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.271.03.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.271.03.07/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/communes/03.271.03.07/housing.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.271.03.07/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.271.03.07/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.271.03.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2819479

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