Arfoud

أرفود

Urban commune in the province of Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
28,912
Since 2014
−1.3%from 29,279 in 2014
Density
4,512people per km², 6.4 km²
Households
6,309
Foreign residents
8
Rank
191191st most populous of 1,503 communes2nd of 29 in its province

Where it is

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

BoudnibOued NaamAmellagouAghbalou-N'kerdousTadighoustLkhengErrachidiaChorfa M'daghraAoufousSidi AliEt-TaousEs-SfalatBni M'hamed-SijelmassaEs-SifaEr-RtebAarab Sebbah ZizAarab Sebbah GherisJorfFeznaGheris Es-SoufliGoulmimaGheris El OulouiMelaabTinejdadFerkla El OuliaFerkla Es-SouflaEr-RissaniMoulay Ali Cherif

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Arfoud −1.3%

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
14.5%aged 10 and over20.8% in 201421.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
21.5%16.9% in 201427.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
35.9%aged 15 and over40.5% in 20149.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.11children per woman2.46 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.8%of people3.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.6people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
95.4%of settled households93.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Arfoud: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.0%75 and over2.1%
2.2%70–741.7%
2.9%65–692.4%
4.6%60–643.8%
4.1%55–594.3%
5.6%50–545.5%
6.2%45–496.4%
6.4%40–447.3%
6.2%35–396.9%
6.7%30–347.3%
6.1%25–297.0%
7.5%20–247.8%
9.4%15–198.8%
10.9%10–1411.4%
10.5%5–99.6%
8.7%0–47.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.3%
  • Tamazight11.3%
  • Tachelhit8.7%
  • Hassania0.5%
  • Tarifit0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French51.9%
  • English18.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh4.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot38.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle33.1%
  • Private car11.4%
  • Taxi5.1%
  • Employer’s transport4.3%
  • Bus1.9%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
7,630
Standing empty
22.5%15.0% vacant7.5% a second home
Precarious
4.6%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
94.1%95.0% on the water mains97.6% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
5.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house91.9%
  • Rural-type4.2%
  • Traditional house2.0%
  • Villa1.0%
  • Apartment0.6%
  • Other0.3%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years54.9%
  • 20 to 49 years43.9%
  • 50 years or more1.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1,59155.0 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1,48293.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
2,0731.4 per business
Public services
65
Associations
44in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce59.4%
  • Services24.2%
  • Industry13.5%
  • Construction3.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person83.4%
  • 2 to 313.2%
  • 4 to 92.6%
  • 10 to 490.7%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later27.5%
  • 2011–201939.1%
  • 2001–201018.1%
  • 1991–200011.1%
  • 1981–19903.0%
  • 1956–19801.2%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
08.201.01.01
As digits
082010101
Slug
arfoud
Record
/api/communes/08.201.01.01.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.201.01.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.201.01.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.201.01.01/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/08.201.01.01/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.201.01.01/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2884805
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("arfoud");

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