Alnif

النيف

Rural commune in the cercle of Alnif, province of Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
20,978
Since 2014
−7.7%from 22,724 in 2014
Density
18.2people per km², 1,154.6 km²
Households
3,578
Rank
290290th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 25 in its province

Where it is

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

AssoulAit HaniH'ssyiaM'ssiciTilmiM'semrirAit Sedrate Jbel El OuliaAit Sedrate Jebel SouflaAit YoulIghil N'oumgounBoumalne-DadesSouk Lakhmis DadesImiderIkniouenAit El FarsiOuaklimToudgha El OuliaTinghirToudgha EssouflaTaghzoute N'ait AttaKalâat M'gounaAit OuassifAit Sedrate Sahl El-GharbiaAit Sedrate Sahl Charkia

How it changed

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

Alnif −7.7%

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
29.0%aged 10 and over30.7% in 201438.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
14.5%11.9% in 201424.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
30.4%aged 15 and over33.9% in 20144.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.50children per woman3.33 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.5%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.7people on average7.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
88.5%of settled households91.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Alnif: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.7%75 and over4.0%
3.1%70–742.9%
3.3%65–693.3%
2.8%60–643.8%
2.8%55–593.4%
3.6%50–544.0%
3.8%45–494.8%
5.7%40–445.6%
6.0%35–396.3%
7.2%30–347.7%
7.3%25–298.3%
6.4%20–247.3%
8.3%15–198.1%
12.6%10–1410.6%
12.8%5–911.1%
10.6%0–48.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Tamazight96.2%
  • Darija25.2%
  • Tachelhit1.1%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.3%
  • French54.4%
  • English15.0%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh11.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot65.8%
  • Bike or motorcycle12.8%
  • Bus7.4%
  • Private car6.3%
  • Employer’s transport1.3%
  • Taxi0.5%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
1,418
Standing empty
29.4%16.7% vacant12.7% a second home
Precarious
6.1%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
28.1%89.2% on the water mains94.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
8.1%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house82.2%
  • Apartment5.9%
  • Rural-type5.2%
  • Villa4.1%
  • Traditional house1.8%
  • Other0.8%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years69.0%
  • 20 to 49 years28.8%
  • 50 years or more2.1%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
62029.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
43970.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
5691.3 per business
Public services
157
Associations
24in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce58.3%
  • Services24.1%
  • Industry15.7%
  • Construction1.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person85.4%
  • 2 to 311.4%
  • 4 to 93.0%
  • 10 to 490.2%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later22.6%
  • 2011–201939.6%
  • 2001–201021.9%
  • 1991–20002.5%
  • 1981–19900.9%
  • 1956–198010.7%
  • Before 19561.8%

Urban centres

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

Alnif5,457

In the data

Code
08.577.02.05
As digits
085770205
Slug
alnif
Record
/api/communes/08.577.02.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.577.02.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.577.02.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.577.02.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/08.577.02.05/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.577.02.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2884873
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("alnif");

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