Ain Lehjer

عين الحجر

Rural commune in the cercle of El Aioun, province of Taourirt, Oriental.

Population, 2024
7,692
Since 2014
−7.0%from 8,272 in 2014
Density
16.8people per km², 458.6 km²
Households
1,751
Rank
938938th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 14 in its province

Where it is

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

TaourirtEl Aioun Sidi MelloukMestegmerMechraa HammadiTancherfiSidi Ali Bel QuassemGteterDebdouEl AtefOuled M'hamedSidi LahsenMelg El OuidaneAhl Oued Za

How it changed

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

Ain Lehjer −7.0%

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
48.2%aged 10 and over49.4% in 201458.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
29.8%9.0% in 201480.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
33.4%aged 15 and over49.2% in 20147.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
83.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.13children per woman2.55 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.7%of people4.1% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.4people on average5.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
41.6%of settled households6.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ain Lehjer: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over4.1%
3.2%70–743.0%
4.0%65–693.3%
4.7%60–645.2%
4.3%55–594.8%
4.3%50–545.2%
6.8%45–496.7%
7.2%40–446.9%
6.6%35–396.9%
5.6%30–346.6%
6.2%25–296.5%
6.6%20–245.2%
8.1%15–197.3%
10.8%10–1410.6%
10.4%5–99.8%
8.0%0–48.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.8%
  • Tarifit50.6%
  • Tachelhit0.3%
  • Tamazight0.3%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French53.6%
  • English10.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot37.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle15.3%
  • Private car4.2%
  • Employer’s transport2.0%
  • Taxi1.2%
  • Bus0.7%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
10313.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3433.0% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2015.9 per business
Public services
66
Associations
3in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce47.1%
  • Industry44.1%
  • Services5.9%
  • Construction2.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person38.2%
  • 2 to 329.4%
  • 4 to 914.7%
  • 10 to 4917.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later20.6%
  • 2011–201926.5%
  • 2001–201023.5%
  • 1991–200017.6%
  • 1981–19908.8%
  • 1956–19802.9%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.533.07.03
As digits
025330703
Slug
ain-lehjer
Record
/api/communes/02.533.07.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.533.07.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.533.07.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.533.07.03/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.533.07.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2528356
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ain-lehjer");

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