Ait Erkha

آيت الرخا

Rural commune in the cercle of Lakhsas, province of Sidi Ifni, Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
4,490
Since 2014
−12.2%from 5,112 in 2014
Density
62.9people per km², 71.4 km²
Households
1,166
Rank
1,2531,253rd most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 19 in its province

Where it is

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

Imi-N'fastSbouyaMestiTnine AmellouSidi IfniTangarfaArbaa Ait AbdellahSidi M'barkLakhsasMirleftTioughzaSebt EnnabourSidi Abdellah Ou BelaidSidi H'saine Ou AliAnfegIbdarTighirtBoutrouch

How it changed

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

Ait Erkha −12.2%

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
39.5%aged 10 and over44.6% in 201455.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
34.4%9.9% in 201415.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
32.2%aged 15 and over37.3% in 20144.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.47children per woman2.49 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.1%of people8.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
28.4%of settled households38.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Ait Erkha: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.6%75 and over5.5%
4.0%70–744.2%
3.6%65–694.1%
4.1%60–644.9%
4.8%55–595.3%
4.7%50–545.5%
5.9%45–495.8%
6.2%40–446.1%
6.4%35–396.4%
6.8%30–346.9%
4.8%25–295.6%
5.2%20–245.6%
7.9%15–196.8%
10.8%10–149.9%
10.7%5–910.0%
8.4%0–47.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit99.5%
  • Darija23.9%
  • Tamazight0.2%
  • Hassania0.1%
  • Tarifit0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.3%
  • French68.8%
  • English23.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot36.7%
  • Employer’s transport17.8%
  • Private car9.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle8.4%
  • Taxi1.9%
  • Bus1.5%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
14031.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
5337.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
711.3 per business
Public services
82
Associations
5in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce62.3%
  • Services26.4%
  • Industry5.7%
  • Construction5.7%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person69.8%
  • 2 to 330.2%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later18.9%
  • 2011–201935.8%
  • 2001–201017.0%
  • 1991–200015.1%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–198013.2%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
10.473.07.01
As digits
104730701
Slug
ait-erkha
Record
/api/communes/10.473.07.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/10.473.07.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/10.473.07.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/10.473.07.01/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/10.473.07.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2888307
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("ait-erkha");

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