Afra

أفرا

Rural commune in the cercle of Agdz, province of Zagora, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
7,554
Since 2014
−15.5%from 8,939 in 2014
Density
9.8people per km², 770.1 km²
Households
1,369
Rank
952952nd most populous of 1,503 communes18th of 25 in its province

Where it is

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

TazarineTaghbalteAit BoudaoudKtaouaTagouniteM'hamid El GhizlaneBleidaTansifteAgdzMezguitaAfella N'draTamezmouteTaftechnaAit OuallalN'kobOulad Yahia LagraireTinzoulineBni ZoliZagoraTamegrouteTernataBouzeroualErrouhaFezouata

How it changed

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

Afra −15.5%

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
33.8%aged 10 and over42.8% in 201445.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
28.0%10.0% in 201434.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
25.6%aged 15 and over38.2% in 20144.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.70children per woman2.83 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.7%of people6.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.5people on average7.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
94.9%of settled households87.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Afra: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.3%75 and over4.5%
2.8%70–743.2%
3.4%65–693.6%
3.6%60–644.6%
3.5%55–594.2%
3.6%50–544.9%
4.8%45–495.8%
5.4%40–446.1%
5.6%35–395.6%
6.1%30–345.9%
5.9%25–296.2%
8.1%20–247.8%
10.4%15–199.5%
12.5%10–1410.4%
10.7%5–910.1%
9.2%0–47.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit55.3%
  • Darija52.7%
  • Tamazight33.4%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.2%
  • French48.8%
  • English15.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot43.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle7.8%
  • Taxi7.7%
  • Employer’s transport4.0%
  • Bus3.8%
  • Private car3.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
12716.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5543.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
591.1 per business
Public services
51
Associations
21in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce78.2%
  • Industry10.9%
  • Services9.1%
  • Construction1.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person98.2%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 91.8%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.0%
  • 2011–201936.4%
  • 2001–201010.9%
  • 1991–20009.1%
  • 1981–19903.6%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
08.587.03.03
As digits
085870303
Slug
afra
Record
/api/communes/08.587.03.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.587.03.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.587.03.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.587.03.03/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.587.03.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2884952
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("afra");

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