Tabant

تبانت

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

Population, 2024: 16,401
Since 2014: +9.6%from 14,963 in 2014
Density: 32.1people per km², 511.5 km²
Households: 2,910
Foreign residents: 2
Rank: 396396th most populous of 1,503 communes12th of 44 in its province

Next door in Zaouiat Ahansal, 32.1% of households have running water. Here, it’s 91.6%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 66.6% to 91.6%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ait Ouassif. Darija: 20.1% here, 21.8% there; household size: 5.6 here, 5.6 there; running water: 91.6% here, 94.4% there.

Compare it with Ait Ouassif

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

22452

How it changed

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

Tabant +9.6%

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: 37.1%aged 10 and over47.8% in 201450.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 20.4%8.2% in 20147.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.6%aged 15 and over40.6% in 20145.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.91children per woman2.86 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.4%of people4.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 5.6people on average6.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 91.6%of settled households66.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tabant: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.5%	75 and over	2.9%
2.4%	70–74	1.9%
2.5%	65–69	2.9%
2.9%	60–64	3.8%
3.3%	55–59	3.6%
4.2%	50–54	4.3%
4.7%	45–49	5.3%
6.0%	40–44	6.2%
6.3%	35–39	6.6%
7.9%	30–34	7.2%
8.1%	25–29	7.3%
8.9%	20–24	7.9%
10.3%	15–19	10.0%
10.3%	10–14	10.8%
10.5%	5–9	10.2%
9.1%	0–4	9.1%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight98.1%
Darija20.1%
Tachelhit0.9%
Tarifit0.3%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic97.7%
French33.8%
English11.4%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh5.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot60.7%
Doesn’t travel to work15.5%
Private car5.9%
Bus5.9%
Informal transport3.6%
Bike or motorcycle2.9%
Employer’s transport2.3%
Taxi1.7%
Animal1.1%
Another way0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 47.8%aged 10 and over37.1% in 202462.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.2%20.4% in 202435.9% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 40.6%aged 15 and over38.6% in 20244.2% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 87.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.86children per woman2.91 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.4%of people4.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.8people on average5.6 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 66.6%of settled households91.6% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Tabant: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	2.8%
1.3%	70–74	1.6%
2.1%	65–69	1.7%
2.8%	60–64	2.6%
2.8%	55–59	3.2%
3.2%	50–54	3.9%
4.1%	45–49	4.1%
4.6%	40–44	4.9%
5.6%	35–39	5.7%
7.1%	30–34	6.7%
7.9%	25–29	8.4%
9.9%	20–24	8.8%
10.9%	15–19	10.8%
11.7%	10–14	12.1%
12.1%	5–9	11.8%
11.3%	0–4	11.1%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight98.5%
Darija29.6%
Tachelhit4.7%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only56.2%
Arabic and French34.9%
Arabic, French and English7.8%
Other combinations1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot76.1%
Bus11.2%
Taxi3.4%
Another way3.1%
Not stated2.2%
Private car1.7%
Bike or motorcycle1.1%
Works at home0.9%
Employer’s transport0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood50.8%
No fixed place24.5%
Another province13.6%
Another in the commune6.6%
Not stated2.1%
Another commune1.4%
At home0.9%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

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

Labouring and small trades26.9%
Farming and fishing25.6%
Crafts and skilled trades14.7%
Farm and fishing labour10.7%
Clerical work9.2%
Machine operating4.9%
Trade and broking4.0%
Managers and senior professionals2.2%
Technicians0.9%
Not classified0.9%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma70.6%
Primary20.3%
Lower secondary5.5%
Upper secondary2.3%
DEUG or Licence1.3%
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: 30418.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 17055.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2791.6 per business
Public services: 111
Associations: 23in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce61.8%
Services32.9%
Industry3.5%
Construction1.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person66.5%
2 to 328.8%
4 to 92.9%
10 to 491.8%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later10.6%
2011–201960.6%
2001–201025.9%
1991–20002.4%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19800.6%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Tabant’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 26 douars in 5 fractions, with 16,281 people. 120 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
أيت أحكمAit Ahkm3 douars · 3,153 people
أيت إيميAït Imi	Grouped	249	1,168	0.5	0.8	1.3
إخفين إيغيرIkhf n’Ighir	Grouped	132	678	1.3	2.3	8.1
أيت وانكدالAït Ouanougdal	In parts	211	1,307	0.7	1.1	12.6
أيت ميحياAit Mihya6 douars · 3,058 people
أكوتيAgouti	Grouped	113	595	0.2	0.4	6.9
تاخداTakhida	Grouped	50	238	0.4	1.3	6.3
تالسنانتTaselnant	Grouped	50	280	0.2	0.0	5.7
إدوكالنIdoukaln	Grouped	70	418	0.9	0.9	5.1
أيت زيريAït Ziri	In parts	163	937	0.3	0.6	4.8
تيميتTimit	Grouped	110	590	0.6	0.8	2.8
أيت أوريعتAit Aourit7 douars · 3,652 people
أكرض نوزروAguerd n’Ouzrou	Grouped	89	531	0.4	1.0	1.3
تبانتTabant	Grouped	144	630	0.5	0.8	1.2
اسكاطافانIskatafen	Grouped	73	314	0.9	0.9	2.9
إيملغسImélghas	Grouped	99	439	0.1	1.1	1.8
سرمت أيت زيادSremte Ait Zyad	Dispersed	104	698	5.0	4.5	40.5
سرمت أيت داودSremte Ait Daoud	Grouped	65	457	1.1	4.6	57.3
سرمت إزكاSermt Izka	Grouped	95	583	0.5	1.9	57.8
أرباطArbat5 douars · 2,892 people
إباقليونIbakliouene	Grouped	80	463	0.2	0.2	3.0
رباطRbat	Grouped	134	828	0.1	0.5	6.6
أيت أوهامAït Ouham	Grouped	119	685	0.5	0.5	19.2
زاوية ألمزيZaouiat Oulmzi	Grouped	62	447	1.2	1.2	21.2
أكوربيAkourbi	Grouped	76	469	0.0	0.0	5.0
أيت أحكم نوفلاAit Ahkm n'Oufalla5 douars · 3,526 people
تغوليتTarhoulite	Grouped	69	439	0.0	1.9	9.9
إفرانIfrane	Grouped	121	607	0.5	1.1	12.1
أيت أوشيAit Ouchchi	Grouped	188	1,109	0.9	1.4	14.6
إغيرينIghirine	In parts	144	921	5.1	2.1	22.0
إݣلوانIglaouane	Grouped	77	450	0.4	0.6	20.2

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code

Code: 05.081.03.09
As digits: 050810309
Slug: tabant
Record: /api/communes/05.081.03.09.json
Boundary: /api/communes/05.081.03.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/05.081.03.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/05.081.03.09/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/05.081.03.09/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/05.081.03.09/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/05.081.03.09/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2887314

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