Aghbalou

أغبالو

Rural commune in the cercle of Boumia, province of Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
10,296
Since 2014
+7.9%from 9,547 in 2014
Density
33.7people per km², 305.3 km²
Households
2,606
Rank
726726th most populous of 1,503 communes11th of 29 in its province

Next door in Boumia, 92.8% of households have running water. Here, it’s 45.4%.

Since 2014, households with a toilet went from 67.4% to 85.8%. Across Morocco, the rise was 4 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi El Makhfi. Can’t read or write: 41.7% here, 42.9% there; household size: 4.0 here, 3.9 there; running water: 45.4% here, 42.2% there.

Compare it with Sidi El Makhfi

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Aghbalou +7.9%

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
41.7%aged 10 and over36.5% in 201450.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
21.2%11.4% in 201422.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.0%aged 15 and over46.2% in 20147.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.92children per woman2.34 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.8%of people5.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.0people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
45.4%of settled households35.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Aghbalou: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over3.4%
1.8%70–742.2%
2.7%65–692.4%
4.3%60–644.0%
4.1%55–593.8%
5.6%50–545.2%
7.5%45–497.6%
8.4%40–448.0%
6.6%35–397.2%
6.1%30–346.9%
6.0%25–296.3%
6.3%20–247.2%
8.8%15–197.6%
10.8%10–1410.5%
9.7%5–99.9%
8.3%0–47.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Tamazight95.4%
  • Darija58.3%
  • Tarifit0.5%
  • Tachelhit0.4%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French60.6%
  • English14.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot71.4%
  • Doesn’t travel to work7.6%
  • Employer’s transport6.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle6.1%
  • Private car4.4%
  • Informal transport1.2%
  • Bus1.1%
  • Another way0.9%
  • Animal0.5%
  • Taxi0.4%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
1,267
Standing empty
29.2%24.0% vacant5.2% a second home
Precarious
5.0%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
98.2%98.3% on the water mains97.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
6.8%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house93.8%
  • Rural-type2.9%
  • Other1.6%
  • Traditional house1.0%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Apartment0.2%
  • Villa0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years92.6%
  • 20 to 49 years6.7%
  • 50 years or more0.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
41240.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
33982.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
3691.1 per business
Public services
66
Associations
7in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce61.1%
  • Services24.5%
  • Industry9.4%
  • Construction5.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person92.0%
  • 2 to 37.7%
  • 4 to 90.3%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later50.4%
  • 2011–201935.1%
  • 2001–20108.3%
  • 1991–20005.0%
  • 1981–19900.3%
  • 1956–19800.9%
  • Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

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

Aghbalou Nssardane3,219

Douars

Aghbalou’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 15 douars in 8 fractions, with 7,077 people. Another 3,219 live in Aghbalou Nssardane, its urban centre, which has no douars. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
أيت سعيد أوحقيAit Said Aouhki2 douars · 707 people
أيت أوالشريفAit Ou ChrifDispersed672731.01.65.9
أيت حمو أوسعيدAit Hammou Ou SaidDispersed1064340.22.113.1
أيت واحي أوحقيAit Ouahi Ou Akki3 douars · 1,704 people
أيت واحي أوحقيAit Ouahi Ou AkkiDispersed1656880.81.21.8
أيت بولمانAyt BoulmaneDispersed1625971.51.24.1
ايت حمو احقيAyt Hammou Ou HaqqiDispersed994191.11.96.9
ايت ابو عليAit Abou Ali3 douars · 1,047 people
ايت اومشاتAït OumchatDispersed1164911.22.721.0
ايت غانمAit GhanemDispersed873510.71.613.2
ايت شعوAit ChaouDispersed492051.01.216.5
أيت بوبكرAit Boubker2 douars · 579 people
تابوهوتTabouhouteDispersed482710.01.414.1
موكديدMougdidDispersed743081.01.310.3
أيت زيدAit Zid1 douar · 323 people
أيت زيدAit ZidDispersed763230.51.721.9
زعرورZarour2 douars · 709 people
زعرور رواضيZarour RouadiIn parts984360.91.33.0
أمان إسلانAmane IslaneDispersed522737.21.77.1
أغبالوAghbalou1 douar · 20 people
أغبالوAghbalouGrouped520———
أيت أوعزيزAit Aouziz1 douar · 1,988 people
أيت أوعزيزAit AouzizDispersed4851,9880.91.31.8

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
08.363.05.01
As digits
083630501
Slug
aghbalou
OpenStreetMap
2826598
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("aghbalou");

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