Bni Faghloum

بني فغلوم

Rural commune in the cercle of Bab Taza, province of Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

Population, 2024
9,260
Since 2014
−10.8%from 10,378 in 2014
Density
99.7people per km², 92.9 km²
Households
2,165
Rank
796796th most populous of 1,503 communes22nd of 28 in its province

Since 2014, the share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force went from 49.9% to 31.7%. Across Morocco, the fall was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Mellila. In the labour force: 31.7% here, 30.8% there; read French: 35.2% here, 31.4% there; unemployment: 18.3% here, 16.7% there.

Compare it with Mellila

Where it is

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

How it changed

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

Bni Faghloum −10.8%

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
39.3%aged 10 and over43.0% in 201452.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
18.3%3.9% in 201415.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
31.7%aged 15 and over49.9% in 20147.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.28children per woman2.22 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.1%of people5.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.3people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.3%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Bni Faghloum: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.1%75 and over2.8%
1.9%70–742.2%
2.2%65–692.7%
3.9%60–643.8%
2.7%55–594.0%
4.1%50–544.8%
5.4%45–495.5%
7.1%40–445.3%
8.2%35–398.0%
8.6%30–348.3%
8.5%25–297.2%
8.5%20–248.0%
9.0%15–199.2%
10.5%10–1410.8%
9.4%5–99.2%
8.0%0–48.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.6%
  • Tachelhit0.1%
  • Tamazight0.0%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French35.2%
  • English6.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot83.1%
  • Doesn’t travel to work8.1%
  • Animal3.8%
  • Private car1.9%
  • Informal transport1.2%
  • Employer’s transport0.8%
  • Bus0.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.3%
  • Taxi0.2%
  • Another way0.1%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
20622.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
7938.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1271.6 per business
Public services
108
Associations
19in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce48.1%
  • Services41.8%
  • Industry6.3%
  • Construction3.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person89.9%
  • 2 to 33.8%
  • 4 to 95.1%
  • 10 to 491.3%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later36.7%
  • 2011–201939.2%
  • 2001–201010.1%
  • 1991–200012.7%
  • 1981–19901.3%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Bni Faghloum’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 12 douars in 2 fractions, with 9,260 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
بني فغلوم العلياBni Faghloum El Oulia5 douars · 5,465 people
زاوية الزياتيZaouiat ZiatiGrouped522611.02.113.9
بني يجلBni YjelDispersed3251,5661.02.012.1
تاريةTariaIn parts3691,4793.31.87.3
دكالةDoukkalaIn parts3601,6151.31.52.8
البلاطAl BalatIn parts1165440.50.54.2
بني فغلوم السفلىBni Faghloum Essoufla7 douars · 3,795 people
تورارينTourarineIn parts2961,2819.92.511.0
أمركوAmergouGrouped461790.40.13.9
التيالين الشرقيةEttyaline CharqiaIn parts2139036.72.210.1
العزائبAl AzaïbIn parts933397.52.410.6
الفحصيينFahsieneGrouped662225.71.46.5
ميموناتMaymounatGrouped722673.11.710.9
التيالين الغربيةEttyaline GharbiaGrouped1576042.01.34.4

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

In the data

Files and code
Code
01.151.05.05
As digits
011510505
Slug
bni-faghloum
OpenStreetMap
3587216
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