Tizi N'test

تيزي نتاست

Rural commune in the cercle of Oulad Berhil, province of Taroudannt, Souss-Massa.

Population, 2024
3,588
Since 2014
−30.8%from 5,182 in 2014
Density
30.6people per km², 117.5 km²
Households
956
Rank
1,3361,336th most populous of 1,503 communes71st of 89 in its province

Next door in Sidi Ouaaziz, 24.5% of those who can read also read French. Here, it’s 60.7%.

Since 2014, households that own their home went from 96.3% to 31.8%. Across Morocco, the fall was 2 points.

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Tizi N'test.

Tizi N'test −30.8%

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
39.1%aged 10 and over52.4% in 201457.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
26.5%7.7% in 201428.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
35.1%aged 15 and over36.9% in 20141.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.42children per woman2.28 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
8.2%of people11.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
66.6%of settled households11.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tizi N'test: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.9%75 and over4.3%
4.3%70–743.3%
3.5%65–694.2%
4.0%60–644.8%
4.0%55–595.7%
6.1%50–546.0%
5.8%45–497.2%
5.0%40–447.3%
6.9%35–397.4%
6.3%30–345.4%
7.4%25–295.5%
9.7%20–245.2%
9.7%15–199.3%
9.3%10–149.8%
6.7%5–97.9%
7.2%0–46.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit99.4%
  • Darija48.2%
  • Tamazight0.5%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French60.7%
  • English14.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot42.4%
  • Informal transport25.6%
  • Another way11.6%
  • Doesn’t travel to work10.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle3.7%
  • Employer’s transport2.5%
  • Private car2.0%
  • Bus1.6%
  • Taxi0.4%
  • Animal0.1%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
13738.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5338.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
651.2 per business
Public services
80
Associations
4in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce73.6%
  • Services24.5%
  • Industry1.9%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person94.3%
  • 2 to 33.8%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 491.9%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later34.0%
  • 2011–201920.8%
  • 2001–201022.6%
  • 1991–200013.2%
  • 1981–19905.7%
  • 1956–19803.8%
  • Before 19560.0%

Figures that stand out

The figures where this commune stands furthest from others, with its neighbours and 2014 beside each one.

The share of households living in another kind of dwelling went from 0.6% in 2014 to 80.1% in 2024, a far bigger rise than in other communes.

Across 3 of the 6 communes it borders, the median since 2014 is +24.6 points. Sidi Ouaaziz is furthest from it, at +11.9 points.

Across Morocco, it barely changed.

Among rural communes of under 5,000 people, it's in the top 5%.

The share of households in homes under 10 years old went from 8.7% in 2014 to 89.6% in 2024, a far bigger rise than in other communes.

Across 3 of the 6 communes it borders, the median since 2014 is +40.2 points. Sidi Ouaaziz is furthest from it, at +26.5 points.

Across Morocco, the rise was 2 points.

Among rural communes of under 5,000 people, it's in the top 1%.

The share of households that own their home went from 96.3% in 2014 to 31.8% in 2024, a far bigger fall than in other communes.

Across 3 of the 6 communes it borders, the median since 2014 is −17.5 points. Sidi Ouaaziz is furthest from it, at −15.4 points.

Across Morocco, the fall was 2 points.

How these are picked

Douars

Tizi N'test’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 32 douars in 2 fractions, with 3,588 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
تيزي نتاستTizi N'test18 douars · 2,098 people
أيت أوبلالAït-Ou-BlalIn parts581990.11.26.8
أغلاAghllaIn parts511970.00.040.0
تكليتTiglitGrouped562260.00.040.2
أيت لحسنAït LahseneGrouped29113———
أسيسAssisGrouped301154.70.045.0
أيت بوخزيرAït BoukhzirGrouped1146———
أيت إبوركAït IbourkGrouped1663———
تنزاضTanzadIn parts1444———
إفغيIfghiGrouped49———
أغريAghriGrouped2887———
تيزي نواركTizi N"ouargGrouped391310.41.119.5
مكات نواركMkat n'OuargGrouped617———
إغيل نواركIghil N"ouargGrouped351130.32.314.6
أيت تيوكةAït TiyougaGrouped572011.01.222.9
إخفيسIkhfisGrouped411281.01.022.0
تمسولت ايت سوالTamsoult SoualGrouped341351.01.022.0
ألكوAlgouIn parts521601.01.320.0
تزوزنTzouzenIn parts29114———
أنزالAnzal14 douars · 1,490 people
إموزازImouzazGrouped1453———
أكادير الجامعAgadir JamaaGrouped2278———
تلبورينTalbourineGrouped301020.01.09.0
إكرسافنAgarsafenGrouped2386———
أكرضAgardGrouped1780———
تويالتTawyaltGrouped29125———
أودرنتWawdirnatGrouped2892———
أيت مرحوشAït MarhouchGrouped2691———
تنبدانتTanabdantGrouped351521.03.08.0
تركنيتTirknitGrouped361540.00.015.2
تزرط أدبديTazert AdbdiGrouped351501.20.030.2
إغيلان أدبديIghilan AdbdiGrouped361700.00.230.0
أسايس أدبديAssaiss AdbdiGrouped1988———
تمسولت أدبديTamsoult AdbdiGrouped1669———

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
09.541.04.67
As digits
095410467
Slug
tizi-n-test
OpenStreetMap
2890481
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tizi-n-test");

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