Khénifra

خنيفرة

Province in the région of Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024: 370,240
Since 2014: −0.2%
Households: 100,159
Communes: 22
Area: 6,600 km²

Its communes, shaded by density. Each one has a page.

Most populous: Khenifra 123,738
Grew the most: Moha Ou Hammou Zayani +12.5%
Shrank the most: Sidi Amar −25.3%
Densest: Khenifra 8,012 people per km²

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write: 36.9%aged 10 and over43.7% in 201445.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 27.7%16.5% in 201443.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.5%aged 15 and over44.1% in 201411.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.83children per woman1.88 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.0%of people6.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.7people on average4.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 73.3%of settled households65.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Khénifra: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.9%	75 and over	4.3%
3.1%	70–74	3.1%
3.8%	65–69	3.6%
5.2%	60–64	5.3%
5.0%	55–59	5.3%
6.1%	50–54	6.5%
6.7%	45–49	7.3%
6.9%	40–44	7.6%
6.4%	35–39	7.0%
6.2%	30–34	6.7%
5.6%	25–29	5.9%
6.6%	20–24	6.8%
8.3%	15–19	7.7%
9.9%	10–14	8.7%
9.0%	5–9	8.0%
7.1%	0–4	6.3%

Local languages used

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

Darija85.0%
Tamazight65.4%
Tachelhit4.5%
Tarifit0.4%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.4%
French61.7%
English18.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot61.0%
Doesn’t travel to work10.6%
Private car7.9%
Bus5.1%
Bike or motorcycle4.7%
Employer’s transport3.6%
Informal transport2.8%
Taxi2.3%
Animal1.1%
Another way0.8%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 43.7%aged 10 and over36.9% in 202453.5% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.5%27.7% in 202436.2% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.1%aged 15 and over37.5% in 202416.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.2%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.88children per woman1.83 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.4%of people6.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average3.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 65.4%of settled households73.3% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Khénifra: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.4%	75 and over	3.1%
2.1%	70–74	2.1%
2.1%	65–69	2.0%
3.7%	60–64	3.6%
4.1%	55–59	3.8%
5.4%	50–54	5.6%
5.1%	45–49	5.8%
6.4%	40–44	7.2%
6.9%	35–39	7.8%
7.3%	30–34	8.2%
7.6%	25–29	8.2%
8.9%	20–24	8.8%
9.3%	15–19	8.6%
9.8%	10–14	9.0%
8.4%	5–9	7.9%
9.4%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija79.6%
Tamazight71.2%
Tachelhit1.3%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French45.4%
Arabic only24.5%
Arabic, French and English16.8%
Other combinations13.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot71.3%
Bus6.3%
Private car5.1%
Bike or motorcycle3.4%
Taxi3.4%
Works at home3.4%
Not stated3.4%
Another way2.8%
Employer’s transport1.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood51.8%
Another in the commune18.3%
No fixed place15.3%
Another commune3.9%
Another province3.7%
At home3.4%
Not stated3.2%
Somewhere else0.4%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour20.3%
Crafts and skilled trades19.7%
Farming and fishing18.6%
Labouring and small trades13.9%
Clerical work8.8%
Trade and broking7.2%
Managers and senior professionals5.0%
Machine operating3.4%
Technicians1.8%
Not classified1.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma62.5%
Primary19.2%
Lower secondary10.8%
Upper secondary5.1%
DEUG or Licence2.0%
Master’s or doctorate0.3%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 85,124
Standing empty: 20.9%12.0% vacant8.8% a second home
Precarious: 1.3%0.6% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 96.8%95.9% on the water mains94.8% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 1.6%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house94.5%
Apartment1.5%
Traditional house1.5%
Villa1.2%
Slum or basic house0.6%
Other0.4%
Rural-type0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years51.1%
20 to 49 years42.1%
50 years or more6.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 12,77434.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 10,73984.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 21,8262.0 per business
Public services: 1,846
Associations: 189in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 22counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce53.5%
Services26.8%
Industry16.6%
Construction3.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person71.9%
2 to 322.3%
4 to 94.5%
10 to 491.3%
50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later38.2%
2011–201931.8%
2001–201014.8%
1991–20008.2%
1981–19903.7%
1956–19802.9%
Before 19560.4%

Douars

Khénifra’s rural communes hold 488 douars, with 125,587 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée: 18.9 km69.4% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège: 13.9 km56.5% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre: 14.8 km60.3% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road: 2.1 km0.6% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school: 4.0 km2.5% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

Communes

Commune	Type	Population, 2024	Since 2014	Per km²
Khenifra	urban	123,738	+5.3%	8,012
M'rirt	urban	46,285	+8.3%	6,116
Aguelmous	rural	36,560	+2.6%	35.3
Ait Ishaq	rural	17,847	−6.7%	62.3
Sidi Lamine	rural	16,501	−1.8%	34.2
Tighassaline	rural	15,788	+3.8%	59.4
El Kbab	rural	14,580	−9.8%	54.8
Moha Ou Hammou Zayani	rural	10,444	+12.5%	49.5
El Hammam	rural	9,697	−24.4%	13.8
Ouaoumana	rural	8,850	+0.0%	72.5
Lehri	rural	8,669	−4.6%	28.2
Sebt Ait Rahou	rural	8,018	−13.3%	12.7
Oum Rabia	rural	7,821	−18.2%	19.9
Moulay Bouazza	rural	7,621	−10.2%	27.9
Had Bouhssoussen	rural	7,303	−0.9%	32.7
Sidi Yahya Ou Saad	rural	6,911	−2.0%	36.1
Kerrouchen	rural	6,796	−3.2%	37.6
Aguelmam Azegza	rural	6,781	−11.8%	14.5
El Borj	rural	3,266	−14.3%	25.1
Ait Saadelli	rural	2,629	+3.5%	37.8
Sidi Hcine	rural	2,510	−15.9%	10.7
Sidi Amar	rural	1,625	−25.3%	16.1

In the data

Code: 05.301
As digits: 05301
Record: /api/provinces/05.301.json
Communes: /api/provinces/05.301/communes/page/1.json
Boundary: /api/provinces/05.301/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/provinces/05.301/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/provinces/05.301/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/provinces/05.301/housing.json

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