Amejjaou

امجاو

Rural commune in the cercle of Driouch Nord, province of Driouch, Oriental.

Population, 2024
4,177
Since 2014
−16.3%from 4,988 in 2014
Density
31.6people per km², 132.3 km²
Households
1,087
Foreign residents
106
Rank
1,2851,285th most populous of 1,503 communes19th of 23 in its province

Where it is

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

MtalssaTsaftAzlafMidarTafersitTemsamaneBen TaiebTrougoutOulad AmgharBoudinarTazaghineDar El KebdaniIjermaouasOuardanaAit MaitM'hajerTalilitBni MarghnineIferniAin ZohraOulad BoubkerDriouch

How it changed

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

Amejjaou −16.3%

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
48.0%aged 10 and over53.8% in 201457.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
52.7%25.3% in 201453.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
25.0%aged 15 and over37.7% in 20143.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.94children per woman1.97 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
18.6%of people9.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
1.5%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Amejjaou: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.4%75 and over5.4%
3.2%70–743.5%
5.7%65–695.3%
6.0%60–646.4%
6.4%55–596.1%
5.9%50–546.6%
5.5%45–497.0%
7.2%40–447.5%
6.3%35–397.2%
5.5%30–346.0%
4.9%25–294.8%
4.6%20–245.2%
7.8%15–195.5%
9.3%10–149.4%
10.2%5–98.1%
7.0%0–46.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Tarifit95.4%
  • Darija45.9%
  • Tamazight1.0%
  • Tachelhit0.4%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic97.7%
  • French53.5%
  • English11.8%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot42.8%
  • Private car13.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.7%
  • Employer’s transport8.8%
  • Taxi5.2%
  • Bus0.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
12028.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2823.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
521.9 per business
Public services
91
Associations
1in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce64.3%
  • Services32.1%
  • Industry3.6%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person82.1%
  • 2 to 314.3%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 493.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later7.1%
  • 2011–201939.3%
  • 2001–201025.0%
  • 1991–200017.9%
  • 1981–19907.1%
  • 1956–19803.6%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
02.167.15.05
As digits
021671505
Slug
amejjaou
Record
/api/communes/02.167.15.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.167.15.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.167.15.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.167.15.05/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.167.15.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2428514
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("amejjaou");

Report an error on this page