Bir Anzarane

بئر أنزران

Rural commune in the cercle of Bir Anzarane, province of Oued Ed-Dahab, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab.

Population, 2024
2,962
Since 2014
−52.6%from 6,244 in 2014
Density
0.4people per km², 8,117.3 km²
Households
925
Foreign residents
12
Rank
1,3851,385th most populous of 1,503 communes6th of 7 in its province

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 5.0% to 97.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

73016

How it changed

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

Bir Anzarane −52.6%

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
19.2%aged 10 and over13.5% in 201428.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
1.0%0.1% in 20140.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
97.8%aged 15 and over99.5% in 201415.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
100.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Disability
0.9%of people0.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
1.9people on average3.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.2%of settled households1.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bir Anzarane: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
0.2%75 and over4.2%
0.2%70–748.3%
0.5%65–698.3%
2.2%60–648.3%
4.1%55–594.2%
8.5%50–544.2%
12.8%45–494.2%
15.3%40–4412.5%
12.8%35–394.2%
12.7%30–344.2%
14.2%25–2912.5%
11.9%20–248.3%
4.1%15–190.0%
0.2%10–144.2%
0.2%5–94.2%
0.1%0–48.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija97.1%
  • Tachelhit7.9%
  • Hassania6.4%
  • Tamazight4.9%
  • Tarifit0.2%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.1%
  • French30.7%
  • English8.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot75.9%
  • Employer’s transport20.6%
  • Doesn’t travel to work2.4%
  • Private car0.6%
  • Another way0.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.1%
  • Informal transport0.1%
  • Bus0.0%
  • Taxi0.0%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Animal0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
3210.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3196.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
491.6 per business
Public services
1
Associations
0in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce71.0%
  • Industry16.1%
  • Services12.9%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person67.7%
  • 2 to 322.6%
  • 4 to 99.7%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later16.1%
  • 2011–201941.9%
  • 2001–201035.5%
  • 1991–20003.2%
  • 1981–19903.2%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Figures that stand out

The figures where this commune stands furthest from others, with its neighbours and 2014 beside each one.

The share of people aged 30 to 34 went from 28.9% in 2014 to 12.6% in 2024, a far bigger fall than in other communes.

Across 3 of the 4 communes it borders, the median since 2014 is −8.1 points. El Argoub is furthest from it, at −4.7 points.

Across Morocco, the fall was one point.

Among rural communes of under 5,000 people, it's in the top 1%.

The share of households living in a basic house or a slum went from 82.7% in 2014 to 35.3% in 2024, a far bigger fall than in other communes.

Across 3 of the 4 communes it borders, the median since 2014 is −26.7 points. Gleibat El Foula is furthest from it, at 0.0 points.

Across Morocco, the fall was one point.

Among rural communes of under 5,000 people, it's in the top 5%.

The share of people aged 35 to 39 went from 22.5% in 2014 to 12.7% in 2024, a far bigger fall than in other communes.

Across 3 of the 4 communes it borders, the median since 2014 is −3.8 points. Gleibat El Foula is furthest from it, at +5.5 points.

Across Morocco, it barely changed.

Among rural communes of under 5,000 people, it's in the top 5%.

How these are picked

Douars

Bir Anzarane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 3 douars in 1 fraction, with 1,703 people. 1,259 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
بئرنزرانBiranzrane3 douars · 1,703 people
بئرازران الجديد قرية الصيد 111Birazrane Jdid Village de pêche 111Grouped6661,2881.2111.7111.8
بئرنزران القديمBiranzrane KdimGrouped2152———
اوراش تحلية مياه البحرChantier de dessalement d'eau de merIn parts2233638.0140.4144.1

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code
Code
12.391.05.01
As digits
123910501
Slug
bir-anzarane
OpenStreetMap
3594878
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