Boughriba

بوغريبة

Rural commune in the cercle of Aklim, province of Berkane, Oriental.

Population, 2024: 19,013
Since 2014: −7.3%from 20,513 in 2014
Density: 69.4people per km², 273.8 km²
Households: 4,777
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 333333rd most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 16 in its province

Next door in Aklim, 99.2% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 14.7%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 10.1% to 35.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Jaber. Unemployment: 35.3% here, 33.2% there; aged 65 and over: 11.8% here, 11.2% there; Darija: 97.5% here, 99.1% there.

Compare it with Sidi Jaber

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

63254

How it changed

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

Boughriba −7.3%

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: 36.3%aged 10 and over48.3% in 201447.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 35.3%10.1% in 201438.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 36.4%aged 15 and over41.7% in 20145.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.08children per woman1.85 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.8%of people7.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.0people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 61.2%of settled households41.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Boughriba: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.2%	75 and over	4.7%
3.1%	70–74	3.7%
4.4%	65–69	4.5%
5.6%	60–64	6.2%
5.8%	55–59	5.9%
6.2%	50–54	7.2%
6.8%	45–49	6.5%
7.1%	40–44	7.1%
6.4%	35–39	6.8%
5.7%	30–34	6.0%
5.9%	25–29	5.6%
7.2%	20–24	5.8%
7.8%	15–19	6.6%
9.7%	10–14	9.4%
8.7%	5–9	8.3%
6.4%	0–4	5.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.5%
Tarifit41.9%
Tachelhit3.9%
Tamazight2.3%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French47.7%
English10.2%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot34.2%
Bike or motorcycle32.9%
Doesn’t travel to work12.3%
Private car6.7%
Informal transport5.1%
Employer’s transport4.2%
Bus2.1%
Taxi1.8%
Another way0.7%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%
Animal0.0%

Can’t read or write: 48.3%aged 10 and over36.3% in 202460.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 10.1%35.3% in 202450.7% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.7%aged 15 and over36.4% in 20243.9% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.85children per woman1.08 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 7.7%of people6.8% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average4.0 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 41.4%of settled households61.2% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Boughriba: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	3.5%
1.6%	70–74	2.2%
1.6%	65–69	2.3%
3.6%	60–64	3.9%
5.2%	55–59	5.2%
5.7%	50–54	6.8%
5.9%	45–49	6.6%
6.3%	40–44	7.7%
7.2%	35–39	7.1%
8.7%	30–34	7.2%
8.3%	25–29	7.6%
8.5%	20–24	7.6%
9.3%	15–19	8.2%
8.4%	10–14	7.7%
7.5%	5–9	7.3%
9.4%	0–4	9.2%

Local languages used

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

Darija97.5%
Tarifit61.6%
Tachelhit0.8%
Tamazight0.5%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French52.0%
Arabic only40.4%
Arabic, French and English6.9%
Other combinations0.7%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot64.7%
Bike or motorcycle16.4%
Taxi6.7%
Private car5.6%
Not stated2.4%
Another way2.0%
Works at home1.1%
Bus0.9%
Employer’s transport0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood67.0%
No fixed place13.1%
Another commune11.1%
Another in the commune4.0%
Not stated2.3%
At home1.1%
Another province0.9%
Somewhere else0.4%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour53.6%
Farming and fishing16.5%
Crafts and skilled trades9.0%
Labouring and small trades6.7%
Machine operating4.3%
Trade and broking4.1%
Clerical work3.9%
Not classified0.8%
Managers and senior professionals0.7%
Technicians0.4%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma74.0%
Primary18.3%
Lower secondary5.4%
Upper secondary1.7%
DEUG or Licence0.6%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 26313.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 13049.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2151.7 per business
Public services: 130
Associations: 3in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce74.6%
Services16.9%
Industry8.5%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person83.1%
2 to 310.8%
4 to 94.6%
10 to 491.5%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later19.2%
2011–201936.2%
2001–201019.2%
1991–200014.6%
1981–19906.9%
1956–19803.8%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Boughriba’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 42 douars in 5 fractions, with 19,012 people. One more isn’t in any douar: a nomad, or someone HCP counts apart, such as a soldier in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
أولاد بو عبد السيدOulad Bou Abd As Siyyid11 douars · 6,041 people
ازعارة لوطاZaara Louta	Dispersed	249	1,015	1.1	2.5	4.8
اولاد يحيىOulad Yahya	Dispersed	39	179	0.6	2.6	6.1
بني عطيةBni Atia	In parts	464	1,801	0.5	2.0	4.5
اولاد بو عبد اللهOulad Bou Abdallah	Grouped	7	27	—	—	—
ازعارة الجبلZaara Jbel	Grouped	41	201	0.4	0.8	12.9
ويرين الجبلOuyrine Jbel	Grouped	12	36	—	—	—
فاسير الجبلFassir Jbel	Grouped	31	113	0.6	2.8	12.3
كرداد الجبلKordad Jbel	Grouped	4	17	—	—	—
اولاد بنعمر الجبلOulad Benamr Jbel	Dispersed	345	1,403	1.3	1.5	8.0
اولاد رحو الجبلOulad Rahou Jbel	Dispersed	24	86	—	—	—
بوغريبة القطعة الفلاحيةBoughriba El Ktaa El Flahia	Dispersed	291	1,163	0.2	2.0	4.8
تاكمةTakma13 douars · 5,679 people
مركز تزايستCentre Tazayst	Grouped	350	1,370	0.1	0.1	0.2
معبورةMaboura	Dispersed	146	628	0.0	4.0	4.1
تاملالت السفلىTamlalt Essoufla	Dispersed	117	458	0.3	2.5	3.4
أولاد علي لوطاOulad Ali Louta	Dispersed	46	189	0.2	1.5	1.5
اولاد علا السفلىOulad Alla Essoufla	Dispersed	228	883	0.2	2.8	6.5
اونوت السفلىAounoute Essoufla	Dispersed	212	804	0.6	3.0	5.3
اولاد بلخير الجبلOulad Belkhir Jbel	Grouped	47	195	0.1	8.4	13.0
اولاد علي الجبلOulad Ali Jbel	Grouped	9	38	—	—	—
تملالت العلياTamallalt El Oulia	Dispersed	3	13	—	—	—
اولاد عبد الصادق الجبلOulad Abd Es Sadek Jbel	Grouped	33	114	0.0	10.0	15.0
معبورة العلياMaboura El Oulia	Grouped	6	23	—	—	—
أولاد بلخير السفلىOulad Belkhir Essoufla	Dispersed	157	637	0.2	2.5	9.7
تزايست الجبلTazayst Jbel	Grouped	84	327	0.0	0.6	10.3
أولاد بوخريصOulad Boukhrisse10 douars · 2,632 people
الحمريLhamri	Dispersed	115	472	0.2	3.0	15.8
خنوسةKhannoussa	Dispersed	28	109	—	—	—
الخروبLkharroub	Dispersed	13	59	—	—	—
الربعينErrabaine	Grouped	51	251	0.2	4.9	19.6
بني وكيلBeni Oukil	Grouped	31	109	0.6	2.3	17.4
أهل الوادAhl Loued	Dispersed	87	321	1.3	1.9	16.6
المهديةMehdia	Dispersed	57	204	2.0	6.0	16.1
المسيرةMassira	Dispersed	83	335	1.8	2.5	17.2
مبروكةMabrouka	Grouped	135	535	0.1	2.2	17.9
بن شنوفBen Chonnouf	Dispersed	65	237	0.8	1.1	7.9
أولاد بوبكرOulad Boubker3 douars · 2,147 people
أولاد بوبكر (الفيرمة الحمراء)Oulad Boubker	Grouped	372	1,463	0.5	2.8	4.1
أولاد بوبكر الشماليةOulad Boubker Chamalia	Dispersed	129	520	0.8	2.4	7.5
أولاد بوبكر الجنوبيةOulad Boubker Janoubia	Dispersed	43	164	0.2	2.3	6.4
أولاد حبجةOulad Habja5 douars · 2,513 people
أولاد حبجةOulad Habja	Dispersed	299	1,182	0.2	1.8	3.7
بوغريبةBoughriba	Dispersed	40	151	0.0	1.9	4.6
ويرين زيطوطOuyrine Zitout	Grouped	21	105	—	—	—
كرداد تريفةKardad Trifa	Dispersed	226	906	0.4	2.1	6.9
فاسير تريفةFassir Trifa	Dispersed	37	169	0.0	0.4	5.2

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: 02.113.05.03
As digits: 021130503
Slug: boughriba
Record: /api/communes/02.113.05.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/02.113.05.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/02.113.05.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/02.113.05.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/02.113.05.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/02.113.05.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/02.113.05.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2457842

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