Aghbal

أغبال

Rural commune in the cercle of Ahfir, province of Berkane, Oriental.

Population, 2024
16,113
Since 2014
+8.1%from 14,908 in 2014
Density
104people per km², 155.5 km²
Households
4,288
Foreign residents
21
Rank
408408th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 16 in its province

Where it is

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

SaidiaBerkaneLaatamnaAhfirMadaghZegzelSidi Slimane EchcharaaFezouaneAin ErreggadaBoughribaSidi BouhriaRislaneTafoughaltChouihiaAklim

How it changed

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

Aghbal +8.1%

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
30.1%aged 10 and over38.8% in 201440.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
35.2%14.8% in 201435.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.4%aged 15 and over43.4% in 20149.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.97children per woman1.98 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.4%of people6.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
87.4%of settled households79.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Aghbal: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over4.3%
3.3%70–743.3%
5.2%65–694.7%
6.6%60–646.1%
6.0%55–596.2%
6.4%50–547.1%
6.6%45–496.2%
6.8%40–447.1%
5.9%35–396.4%
5.6%30–346.7%
5.2%25–295.5%
6.4%20–246.0%
7.9%15–196.7%
9.5%10–149.0%
9.2%5–98.5%
6.0%0–46.2%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.3%
  • Tachelhit4.9%
  • Tarifit1.2%
  • Tamazight0.3%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French39.6%
  • English9.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Bike or motorcycle38.5%
  • On foot34.5%
  • Private car9.9%
  • Employer’s transport4.3%
  • Taxi1.7%
  • Bus1.4%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
20612.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
11957.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2101.8 per business
Public services
87
Associations
0in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce63.9%
  • Services26.1%
  • Industry6.7%
  • Construction3.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person77.3%
  • 2 to 39.2%
  • 4 to 912.6%
  • 10 to 490.8%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later20.2%
  • 2011–201950.4%
  • 2001–201022.7%
  • 1991–20003.4%
  • 1981–19900.8%
  • 1956–19802.5%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.113.03.01
As digits
021130301
Slug
aghbal
Record
/api/communes/02.113.03.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.113.03.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.113.03.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.113.03.01/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.113.03.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2447392
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("aghbal");

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