Aghbala

اغبالة

Rural commune in the cercle of Aghbala, province of Béni Mellal, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
13,373
Since 2014
+4.6%from 12,781 in 2014
Density
30people per km², 445.3 km²
Households
3,622
Foreign residents
1
Rank
532532nd most populous of 1,503 communes15th of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

Sidi JaberOuled GnaouOuled M'barekFoum OudiOuled YaichOuled YoussefOuled Said LouedFoum El AnceurBéni MellalTaghzirtTanoughaBoutferdaTizi N'islyAit Oum El BekhtZaouiat CheikhNaourDir El KsibaEl KsibaKasba TadlaGuettayaSemguet

How it changed

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

Aghbala +4.6%

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
43.2%aged 10 and over51.4% in 201450.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
10.8%10.5% in 201423.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.1%aged 15 and over45.6% in 20148.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.75children per woman2.32 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.5%of people5.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
77.4%of settled households64.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Aghbala: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.2%75 and over4.4%
2.6%70–743.0%
3.1%65–693.2%
3.9%60–644.3%
3.9%55–594.6%
5.2%50–545.5%
6.1%45–496.0%
7.5%40–447.1%
7.3%35–397.2%
6.7%30–347.9%
5.7%25–296.5%
5.5%20–246.9%
7.3%15–197.9%
10.6%10–148.8%
11.3%5–99.7%
9.2%0–47.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Tamazight93.2%
  • Darija34.9%
  • Tachelhit5.9%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.4%
  • French63.2%
  • English15.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh7.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot69.0%
  • Employer’s transport4.4%
  • Private car4.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.1%
  • Taxi0.7%
  • Bus0.3%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
3,143
Standing empty
30.5%19.8% vacant10.7% a second home
Precarious
5.2%2.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
89.7%93.3% on the water mains90.5% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
6.3%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house86.9%
  • Traditional house7.4%
  • Rural-type3.0%
  • Slum or basic house2.1%
  • Apartment0.4%
  • Villa0.2%
  • Other0.2%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years61.8%
  • 20 to 49 years34.7%
  • 50 years or more3.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
63047.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
51782.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
7321.4 per business
Public services
87
Associations
26in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce47.2%
  • Services30.9%
  • Industry21.3%
  • Construction0.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person74.9%
  • 2 to 322.6%
  • 4 to 92.3%
  • 10 to 490.2%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later35.4%
  • 2011–201934.2%
  • 2001–201016.6%
  • 1991–20008.3%
  • 1981–19904.4%
  • 1956–19801.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Aghbala7,761

In the data

Code
05.091.05.01
As digits
050910501
Slug
aghbala
Record
/api/communes/05.091.05.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.091.05.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.091.05.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.091.05.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/05.091.05.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.091.05.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2882832
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("aghbala");

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