Aferkat

افركط

Rural commune in the cercle of Guelmim, province of Guelmim, Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
978
Since 2014
−33.0%from 1,460 in 2014
Density
2.2people per km², 454.2 km²
Households
221
Rank
1,4791,479th most populous of 1,503 communes13th of 20 in its province

Where it is

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

TaghjijtAmtdiAdayIfrane Atlas SaghirTimoulayFaskTaganteBouizakarneAit BoufoulenAbaynouGuelmimAsrirTiglitEchatea El AbiedTarga WassayTaliouine AssakaLaqsabi TagoustLabyarRass Oumlil

How it changed

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

Aferkat −33.0%

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
42.6%aged 10 and over46.2% in 201453.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
78.5%41.0% in 201486.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.5%aged 15 and over32.8% in 20148.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.12children per woman3.02 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.8%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
45.0%of settled households34.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Aferkat: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.2%75 and over7.5%
5.4%70–742.6%
2.4%65–695.1%
4.6%60–643.5%
4.2%55–596.4%
6.8%50–545.5%
3.6%45–496.8%
6.4%40–444.8%
7.4%35–396.6%
6.8%30–348.4%
7.0%25–296.4%
6.0%20–244.2%
8.9%15–196.4%
7.4%10–148.1%
8.5%5–910.1%
10.7%0–47.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.7%
  • Hassania85.2%
  • Tachelhit4.2%
  • Tamazight0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French60.7%
  • English11.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot75.9%
  • Private car10.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.6%
  • Employer’s transport3.4%
  • Taxi0.0%
  • Bus0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
4344.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1227.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
131.1 per business
Public services
30
Associations
1in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Industry50.0%
  • Commerce50.0%
  • Construction0.0%
  • Services0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person91.7%
  • 2 to 38.3%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later25.0%
  • 2011–201958.3%
  • 2001–20108.3%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19908.3%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
10.261.05.03
As digits
102610503
Slug
aferkat
Record
/api/communes/10.261.05.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/10.261.05.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/10.261.05.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/10.261.05.03/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/10.261.05.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2885950
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("aferkat");

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