Al Aaroui

العروي

Urban commune in the province of Nador, Oriental.

Population, 2024
46,540
Since 2014
−2.2%from 47,599 in 2014
Density
2,078people per km², 22.4 km²
Households
11,844
Foreign residents
8
Rank
110110th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 23 in its province

Where it is

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

Bni ChikerBni AnsarNadorBni BouifrourIksaneZaioZeghanghaneBni Sidel JbelIaazzaneneArekmaneBouargRas-El-MaAl BarkanyeneTiztoutineBni Oukil Oulad M'handAfsouHassi-BerkaneBni Sidel LoutaOulad Daoud ZkhanineIhaddadeneSelouaneOulad Settout

How it changed

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

Al Aaroui −2.2%

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
30.6%aged 10 and over35.6% in 201439.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
27.8%21.8% in 201433.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
38.4%aged 15 and over44.8% in 201411.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.80children per woman2.21 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.3%of people6.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
84.0%of settled households77.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Al Aaroui: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.9%75 and over3.3%
2.5%70–742.6%
3.7%65–693.7%
4.7%60–645.8%
4.2%55–595.0%
5.2%50–546.1%
5.8%45–496.1%
7.3%40–446.9%
7.1%35–397.0%
7.1%30–347.8%
6.8%25–297.2%
7.2%20–246.9%
7.9%15–197.0%
10.0%10–148.9%
10.1%5–99.1%
7.5%0–46.7%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija79.5%
  • Tarifit78.0%
  • Tamazight2.2%
  • Tachelhit1.6%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.0%
  • French54.4%
  • English19.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot40.2%
  • Bike or motorcycle18.9%
  • Private car17.8%
  • Employer’s transport8.3%
  • Taxi4.1%
  • Bus1.4%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
21,448
Standing empty
47.3%11.5% vacant35.7% a second home
Precarious
0.9%0.3% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
76.6%82.8% on the water mains91.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.7%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house81.3%
  • Apartment15.4%
  • Traditional house1.6%
  • Villa0.9%
  • Slum or basic house0.3%
  • Rural-type0.3%
  • Other0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years72.0%
  • 20 to 49 years27.5%
  • 50 years or more0.6%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2,04644.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1,93794.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
4,0412.1 per business
Public services
80
Associations
29in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce53.3%
  • Services29.9%
  • Industry9.9%
  • Construction6.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person49.0%
  • 2 to 342.4%
  • 4 to 97.3%
  • 10 to 491.2%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later28.5%
  • 2011–201949.4%
  • 2001–201011.6%
  • 1991–20005.7%
  • 1981–19902.1%
  • 1956–19802.7%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.381.01.01
As digits
023810101
Slug
al-aaroui
Record
/api/communes/02.381.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.381.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.381.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.381.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.381.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.381.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2443011
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("al-aaroui");

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