Zaouiat Saiss

زاوية سايس

Rural commune in the cercle of Sidi Smail, province of El Jadida, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024
11,730
Since 2014
+5.1%from 11,160 in 2014
Density
94people per km², 124.8 km²
Households
2,378
Foreign residents
4
Rank
617617th most populous of 1,503 communes21st of 27 in its province

Where it is

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

El JadidaOulad HamdaneHaouziaOulad RahmouneAzemmourSi Hsaien Ben AbderrahmaneMy AbdellahSidi AbedOuled HcineOulad AissaLbir JdidLamharza EssahelChtoukaChaibateZaouiat LakouacemOuled FrejOulad Sidi Ali Ben YoussefBoulaouaneMettouhMogressSidi SmailSidi M'hamed AkhdimOuled GhanemSebt SaissLaghdiraSidi Ali Ben Hamdouche

How it changed

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

Zaouiat Saiss +5.1%

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
40.6%aged 10 and over51.0% in 201452.9% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
16.2%2.8% in 201421.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.8%aged 15 and over50.1% in 20143.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.23children per woman3.10 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.6%of people5.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.9people on average5.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
28.0%of settled households1.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Zaouiat Saiss: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.6%75 and over3.6%
2.5%70–742.5%
3.2%65–693.1%
3.8%60–644.1%
3.2%55–594.0%
5.0%50–544.7%
5.8%45–495.6%
5.6%40–445.9%
6.1%35–395.8%
6.7%30–345.9%
7.4%25–296.2%
8.1%20–247.4%
9.2%15–1910.1%
11.1%10–1410.6%
10.7%5–910.9%
9.1%0–49.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.1%
  • Tachelhit0.5%
  • Tamazight0.4%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.5%
  • French38.6%
  • English7.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot43.2%
  • Taxi11.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.9%
  • Private car5.3%
  • Employer’s transport4.5%
  • Bus3.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
17615.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5833.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2784.8 per business
Public services
97
Associations
21in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce62.1%
  • Industry22.4%
  • Services15.5%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person84.5%
  • 2 to 35.2%
  • 4 to 98.6%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over1.7%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later32.8%
  • 2011–201951.7%
  • 2001–201012.1%
  • 1991–20001.7%
  • 1981–19901.7%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
06.181.09.21
As digits
061810921
Slug
zaouiat-saiss
Record
/api/communes/06.181.09.21.json
Boundary
/api/communes/06.181.09.21/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/06.181.09.21/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/06.181.09.21/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/06.181.09.21/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2823029
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("zaouiat-saiss");

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