Agafay

أكفاي

Rural commune in the cercle of Loudaya, préfecture of Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 17,771
Since 2014: +15.0%from 15,452 in 2014
Density: 87.4people per km², 203.4 km²
Households: 4,213
Foreign residents: 8
Rank: 359359th most populous of 1,503 communes10th of 15 in its préfecture

Next door in Tameslohte, 58.4% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 2.1%.

Since 2014, the share of people with no schooling went from 48.1% to 37.0%. Across Morocco, the fall was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ait Boubidmane. Running water: 98.5% here, 85.6% there; aged 65 and over: 7.7% here, 7.6% there; higher education: 2.1% here, 3.3% there.

Compare it with Ait Boubidmane

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

40254

How it changed

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

Agafay +15.0%

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: 33.5%aged 10 and over43.9% in 201442.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.8%7.0% in 201430.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.6%aged 15 and over43.7% in 20144.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 98.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.12children per woman1.69 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.1%of people3.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 98.5%of settled households93.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Agafay: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.4%	75 and over	2.3%
2.5%	70–74	2.5%
2.6%	65–69	3.1%
3.7%	60–64	3.6%
3.8%	55–59	3.6%
5.9%	50–54	5.9%
6.3%	45–49	6.1%
6.1%	40–44	6.5%
6.4%	35–39	6.9%
7.4%	30–34	7.2%
7.4%	25–29	7.0%
7.2%	20–24	7.0%
9.1%	15–19	9.2%
10.8%	10–14	10.8%
9.9%	5–9	9.6%
8.4%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.2%
Tachelhit16.5%
Tamazight2.1%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.6%
French45.0%
English7.4%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle38.7%
On foot32.0%
Bus10.0%
Doesn’t travel to work4.5%
Private car3.8%
Informal transport3.6%
Employer’s transport3.0%
Taxi2.4%
Another way1.6%
Animal0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 43.9%aged 10 and over33.5% in 202454.5% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.0%16.8% in 202429.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.7%aged 15 and over38.6% in 20245.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.3%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.69children per woman2.12 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 3.6%of people4.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.9people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 93.4%of settled households98.5% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Agafay: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
1.8%	75 and over	1.9%
1.5%	70–74	1.4%
1.8%	65–69	1.5%
3.2%	60–64	3.0%
3.1%	55–59	3.3%
4.4%	50–54	4.5%
5.2%	45–49	4.1%
6.9%	40–44	7.1%
7.3%	35–39	7.7%
7.1%	30–34	7.3%
6.9%	25–29	7.9%
9.6%	20–24	8.9%
10.0%	15–19	9.5%
9.0%	10–14	9.1%
10.5%	5–9	11.0%
12.0%	0–4	11.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.0%
Tachelhit17.3%
Tamazight0.9%
Hassania0.2%
Tarifit0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French49.1%
Arabic only41.5%
Arabic, French and English8.6%
Other combinations0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot50.8%
Bike or motorcycle20.0%
Bus10.1%
Taxi5.1%
Works at home3.6%
Private car3.5%
Not stated3.0%
Another way2.6%
Employer’s transport1.2%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood60.4%
Another commune17.0%
No fixed place8.7%
Another in the commune5.9%
At home3.6%
Not stated2.7%
Another province1.4%
Somewhere else0.2%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour26.1%
Crafts and skilled trades23.7%
Labouring and small trades19.9%
Farming and fishing9.7%
Machine operating8.0%
Clerical work5.8%
Trade and broking3.7%
Not classified1.5%
Technicians1.0%
Managers and senior professionals0.6%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma70.4%
Primary21.2%
Lower secondary6.1%
Upper secondary1.8%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 52429.5 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 43482.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1,5553.6 per business
Public services: 59
Associations: 31in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce47.5%
Industry27.9%
Services23.3%
Construction1.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person55.5%
2 to 324.9%
4 to 912.4%
10 to 496.9%
50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later24.9%
2011–201953.0%
2001–201014.7%
1991–20004.6%
1981–19902.1%
1956–19800.7%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Agafay’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 56 douars in 6 fractions, with 17,769 people. 2 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
العروصيينEl Aroussiine7 douars · 354 people
المجدAl Majd	Grouped	12	58	—	—	—
اللوديElloudi	Grouped	11	36	—	—	—
القريةEl Karia	Grouped	21	87	—	—	—
المكيطفةEl Mkitfa	Grouped	11	33	—	—	—
الميلحEl Milah	Grouped	15	103	—	—	—
الكرمةEl Krma	Grouped	4	19	—	—	—
النزالةEn Nzala	Grouped	4	18	—	—	—
رجال أحمرRijal Hmer2 douars · 3,546 people
رجال احمرRijal Hmer	Grouped	755	3,240	0.9	1.0	2.6
لالة عطوشLalla Attouch	Grouped	74	306	2.0	2.0	3.0
تاشرافتTachraft13 douars · 4,181 people
اكادير الشمسAgadir Chems	Grouped	8	30	—	—	—
القشلةEl Kchla	Grouped	37	153	0.0	0.1	10.1
بولحمولBoul Ahmoul	Grouped	68	317	0.0	1.6	9.4
ايت خالدAit Khald	In parts	156	654	0.1	1.0	8.0
افرانIfrane	Grouped	90	439	0.0	0.0	5.1
اوزكيطةOuzguita	Grouped	122	538	0.9	0.9	7.8
افروكةFrouga	Grouped	130	526	1.0	1.0	8.0
سكتانةSektana	Grouped	144	599	1.0	1.1	8.0
تاشرافتTachraft	Grouped	45	160	1.0	1.6	5.8
الزيتونةZitouna	Grouped	36	166	1.0	1.0	6.0
اكادير بوستةAgadir Bousetta	Grouped	45	180	1.0	2.8	6.0
جنان بن غانمJnan Ben Ghanem	Grouped	29	134	—	—	—
أيت الديشAit Eddich	Grouped	66	285	1.0	1.2	6.6
أكفايAgafay1 douar · 1,873 people
ايت داودAit Daoud	In parts	463	1,873	0.4	0.8	0.9
امزريAmezri29 douars · 7,640 people
ايت اسعيد ايشوAyt Said o Ichou	In parts	205	778	0.9	0.6	5.3
ايت الشيخAit Cheikh	Grouped	64	258	0.1	0.2	4.2
ايت خوياAit Khouya	Grouped	25	111	—	—	—
ايت تودرتAit Toudart	Grouped	52	212	0.1	1.9	8.8
ايت عتو العربيAyt Attou ou Larbi	Grouped	76	272	0.2	0.5	5.4
ايت عزيAït Azzi	Grouped	75	322	0.2	2.0	7.7
ايت اوعبيAit Aoubi	Grouped	45	172	0.2	1.2	10.6
علي أو بوعزةAlli Bouazza	Grouped	28	123	—	—	—
متوگةMtouga	In parts	77	387	0.2	1.7	12.1
احزيطنAhziten	Grouped	97	424	1.1	2.7	4.6
ايت عريفAit Arif	Grouped	38	148	0.0	1.0	8.6
ايت عتو مسعودAit Attou Massaoud	Dispersed	121	461	0.5	1.5	5.4
ايت علي امحندAit Ali Mhand	Grouped	39	129	0.6	1.4	5.9
ايت عيسىAït Aïssa	Grouped	73	298	0.0	0.6	5.4
الحاجبEl Hajeb	Grouped	78	310	4.8	0.3	11.8
عبد الواحدAbd El Ouad	Grouped	45	202	0.4	0.9	10.4
الكريسيal Krissi	Grouped	10	39	—	—	—
أيت العربي أوعليAit Larbi Ou Ali	Grouped	37	135	0.1	3.2	10.1
الغابةEl Ghaba	In parts	50	227	0.4	0.8	8.5
أيت مولاي حمادAit Moulay Ahmed	Grouped	63	240	0.0	0.8	5.9
الغطيطيسLaghtitiss	Grouped	36	149	0.1	1.4	8.8
الشاويةChaouia	Grouped	10	56	—	—	—
الطاهر العبدTahar Labed	Grouped	14	57	—	—	—
بالفلاحBalflah	Grouped	197	820	0.7	1.4	6.2
مولاي عبد الله السليطينMoulay Abdellah Esslitine	Grouped	17	82	—	—	—
الحويظرةEl Houydra	Grouped	69	371	0.0	0.0	10.0
ظراوةDraoua	Grouped	108	529	0.0	1.5	10.0
الزويتينةEzzouytina	Grouped	51	236	0.3	2.0	10.2
أيت الحاجAit El Haj	Grouped	24	92	—	—	—
العروصيين 2El Aroussiine 24 douars · 175 people
العريصةLaarissa	Grouped	11	43	—	—	—
الجرفel Jorf	Grouped	18	77	—	—	—
النخيلةEnnakhila	Grouped	7	28	—	—	—
الولجةLoulja	Grouped	7	27	—	—	—

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: 07.351.05.01
As digits: 073510501
Slug: agafay
Record: /api/communes/07.351.05.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.351.05.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.351.05.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.351.05.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.351.05.01/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/07.351.05.01/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.351.05.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2824275

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