Ain Dfali

عين الدفالي

Rural commune in the cercle of Tilal Al Gharb, province of Sidi Kacem, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

Population, 2024: 23,018
Since 2014: −5.1%from 24,241 in 2014
Density: 95.6people per km², 240.9 km²
Households: 5,659
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 257257th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 29 in its province

Since 2014, unemployment went from 6.9% to 26.7%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Lamjaara. Running water: 21.1% here, 31.8% there; Darija: 99.4% here, 99.2% there; unemployment: 26.7% here, 29.8% there.

Compare it with Lamjaara

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

16052

How it changed

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

Ain Dfali −5.1%

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: 38.0%aged 10 and over45.4% in 201448.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 26.7%6.9% in 201426.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 34.5%aged 15 and over41.4% in 20144.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.32children per woman2.20 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.7%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.1people on average5.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 21.1%of settled households12.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ain Dfali: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	4.0%
2.4%	70–74	2.5%
3.5%	65–69	3.3%
4.5%	60–64	5.1%
4.5%	55–59	4.9%
5.3%	50–54	5.5%
6.0%	45–49	6.1%
7.4%	40–44	7.7%
7.3%	35–39	7.4%
6.2%	30–34	6.4%
5.7%	25–29	5.1%
6.6%	20–24	6.3%
9.7%	15–19	9.0%
10.7%	10–14	10.0%
9.8%	5–9	9.6%
7.6%	0–4	7.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.4%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tamazight0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French39.8%
English9.9%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot43.6%
Informal transport16.3%
Doesn’t travel to work7.3%
Taxi7.0%
Animal6.9%
Private car5.2%
Another way5.0%
Employer’s transport4.7%
Bus2.2%
Bike or motorcycle2.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 45.4%aged 10 and over38.0% in 202458.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 6.9%26.7% in 202423.5% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.4%aged 15 and over34.5% in 20246.7% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.4%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.20children per woman2.32 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people6.7% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.0people on average4.1 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 12.4%of settled households21.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Ain Dfali: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	2.8%
1.6%	70–74	2.1%
1.9%	65–69	2.0%
3.0%	60–64	3.0%
3.6%	55–59	3.3%
4.7%	50–54	5.3%
4.7%	45–49	5.0%
5.6%	40–44	5.3%
6.3%	35–39	6.1%
7.7%	30–34	8.2%
8.2%	25–29	8.7%
8.4%	20–24	8.7%
9.6%	15–19	9.0%
10.7%	10–14	9.9%
10.2%	5–9	10.2%
11.1%	0–4	10.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French49.8%
Arabic only40.1%
Arabic, French and English9.7%
Other combinations0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot66.8%
Another way10.2%
Taxi8.4%
Bus8.2%
Not stated2.3%
Private car2.2%
Works at home1.0%
Bike or motorcycle0.7%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood60.2%
No fixed place22.2%
Another province7.8%
Another in the commune4.5%
Not stated2.2%
Another commune1.7%
At home1.0%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour29.4%
Farming and fishing27.4%
Labouring and small trades16.6%
Crafts and skilled trades12.5%
Clerical work4.9%
Trade and broking4.1%
Machine operating2.9%
Managers and senior professionals1.3%
Not classified0.5%
Technicians0.4%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma72.2%
Primary18.8%
Lower secondary6.1%
Upper secondary2.2%
DEUG or Licence0.7%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 46120.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 25956.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3601.4 per business
Public services: 179
Associations: 23in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce61.4%
Services24.3%
Industry13.1%
Construction1.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person85.7%
2 to 38.9%
4 to 95.0%
10 to 490.4%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later28.6%
2011–201942.9%
2001–201017.0%
1991–20006.2%
1981–19903.9%
1956–19801.5%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ain Dfali’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 59 douars in 7 fractions, with 23,012 people. 6 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
لهجافنةLehjafna11 douars · 3,643 people
لهجافنة بوكدورLehjafna Bougdour	Grouped	260	1,261	1.0	1.2	5.2
الحصبةHasba	Grouped	26	110	—	—	—
لهجافنة ارضاتLehjafna Rdate	Grouped	26	127	—	—	—
ظهر خرازDhar Kharraz	Grouped	31	137	1.0	3.9	5.0
سحاتShat	Grouped	45	227	0.6	1.3	14.4
مقام الروكيM'qam Errouki	Grouped	110	416	1.0	1.4	6.9
أولاد كايدOulad El Caid	Grouped	158	585	1.1	2.3	7.4
بوقويراتBoukuirate	Grouped	56	246	1.0	1.1	4.0
اضعاف أولاد عليAdaaf Oulad Ali	Grouped	27	115	—	—	—
اضعاف الحفيرةAdaaf El Hfira	Grouped	33	134	4.2	5.2	8.2
بوعجولاتBouajoulate	In parts	72	285	2.0	2.2	9.3
عوفAouf10 douars · 5,171 people
لحراحرةLahrahra	In parts	46	177	1.2	4.4	5.7
أولاد نوالOulad Nouil	Grouped	31	105	1.0	2.0	6.1
أولاد بوشريحةOulad Bouchriha	Grouped	58	240	0.2	1.1	7.9
أولاد كتيرOulad Ktir	Grouped	423	1,759	1.2	1.1	9.4
بني زيدBni Zid	Grouped	110	487	1.0	1.3	15.0
أولاد بوبكرOulad Boukir	Grouped	58	248	4.9	6.3	22.3
الشاوية البيرChaouia el Bir	Grouped	144	522	0.1	1.0	6.4
الشاوية الرملChaouia Rmel	Grouped	256	1,073	2.3	0.7	6.5
الموالدةLemoualda	Grouped	110	472	4.0	0.0	7.0
لمعاضيدLemaadid	Grouped	20	88	—	—	—
سليمSlim7 douars · 2,570 people
سليمSlim	Grouped	293	1,189	0.2	0.1	12.2
عين الشاميةAin Chamia	Grouped	115	384	0.0	0.4	16.0
الركادةReggadi	Grouped	9	33	—	—	—
قراوشةKraoucha	Grouped	115	433	0.9	1.2	11.4
لقلاعةLaklaa	In parts	17	57	—	—	—
لفساحيينLafsahiene	Grouped	28	104	—	—	—
المرابيحEl Mrabih	Grouped	85	370	0.0	0.2	15.4
عين الدفالي الشماليةAin Dfali Chamalia7 douars · 3,875 people
تعاونية المسيرةCoopérative Massira	Grouped	22	100	—	—	—
دوار الجديدDoouar Jdid	Grouped	227	920	0.6	0.8	2.9
عين اسفيسفAin Sfissef	Grouped	31	144	1.8	3.0	4.3
العوالة السيدEl Aouala As Siyyid	Grouped	33	175	1.9	2.0	4.0
اجناوةAjnaoua	Grouped	6	27	—	—	—
عين الدفاليAin Dfali	Grouped	389	1,515	0.9	1.0	1.0
مركز عين الدفالي الشماليCentre Ain Dfali Chamali	Grouped	267	994	0.1	0.1	0.1
السويساتSouissate10 douars · 3,872 people
السويساتSouissate	In parts	105	371	1.0	1.1	9.9
تعاونية العيونCoopérative Laâyoune	Grouped	37	166	0.5	2.7	12.4
لعوالة امريسيطLaaoula Mrissite	Dispersed	82	347	1.0	5.5	13.5
أولاد بن يفوOulad Ben Lfou	Grouped	62	216	1.0	2.1	15.1
اجرامنةAjramna	In parts	103	391	1.0	1.3	13.0
اعمامةLaamama	Grouped	68	249	1.9	2.4	13.4
الحجاجمةel Hajajma	Grouped	171	752	0.7	1.2	8.6
أولاد محيوOulad Maayaa	Grouped	61	286	0.7	2.2	15.0
العميراتLaamirat	Grouped	153	610	0.0	0.4	2.3
القرانصQranes	Grouped	113	484	0.2	2.1	4.1
ازليمAzlim13 douars · 3,381 people
بني سنانةBni Sennana	Grouped	226	794	0.2	1.6	1.6
العويفاتAaouifate	Grouped	72	303	3.6	4.5	6.7
أولاد سالمOulad Salem	Grouped	31	99	0.0	4.1	7.0
الخبزيينEl Khebiziyne	Grouped	150	578	1.4	1.0	5.0
الدريوشاتDriouchate	In parts	26	125	—	—	—
بوعجاجاتBouajajate	Grouped	11	52	—	—	—
بني شالةBeni Challa	Grouped	25	123	—	—	—
الشاوية بورياتلChaouia Bouryatel	In parts	96	449	1.9	2.0	10.5
التعاونية الفاضليةTaaounia Al Fadilia	Grouped	68	310	3.0	0.5	7.1
السلاهمةes Slahma	Grouped	50	209	2.0	2.0	11.0
الشلوحChlouh	Grouped	19	66	—	—	—
أولاد بوعامرOulad Bou Amer	Grouped	28	106	—	—	—
اجعاونةJaaouna	Grouped	40	167	1.7	2.5	8.3
عين الدفالي الجنوبيةAin Dfali Janoubia1 douar · 500 people
مركز عين الدفالي الجنوبيCentre Ain Dfali El Jnoubi	Grouped	124	500	0.9	0.9	0.9

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: 04.481.03.01
As digits: 044810301
Slug: ain-dfali
Record: /api/communes/04.481.03.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/04.481.03.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/04.481.03.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/04.481.03.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/04.481.03.01/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/04.481.03.01/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/04.481.03.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2755139

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