El Atef

العاطف

Rural commune in the cercle of Debdou, province of Taourirt, Oriental.

Population, 2024
933
Since 2014
−71.0%from 3,215 in 2014
Density
0.9people per km², 1,023 km²
Households
183
Rank
1,4831,483rd most populous of 1,503 communes14th of 14 in its province

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 El Atef.

El Atef −71.0%

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
59.6%aged 10 and over63.5% in 201464.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
1.5%42.1% in 2014100.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
32.1%aged 15 and over44.5% in 20140.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
76.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.60children per woman2.99 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.0%of people5.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.1people on average6.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.0%of settled households8.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

El Atef: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.8%75 and over1.4%
2.4%70–741.4%
3.0%65–692.1%
2.8%60–642.1%
3.2%55–593.0%
4.2%50–544.4%
4.2%45–495.6%
4.4%40–447.2%
5.4%35–397.2%
4.8%30–347.0%
5.8%25–297.0%
8.8%20–249.7%
11.0%15–1911.8%
13.3%10–1412.5%
13.7%5–910.4%
9.0%0–47.2%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.6%
  • Tachelhit1.5%
  • Tamazight0.5%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic100.0%
  • French71.6%
  • English6.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot91.3%
  • Informal transport3.6%
  • Private car3.1%
  • Employer’s transport1.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.5%
  • Bus0.0%
  • Taxi0.0%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Animal0.0%
  • Another way0.0%
  • Doesn’t travel to work0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
1212.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
18.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
11.0 per business
Public services
11
Associations
0in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce100.0%
  • Industry0.0%
  • Construction0.0%
  • Services0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person100.0%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later0.0%
  • 2011–2019100.0%
  • 2001–20100.0%
  • 1991–20000.0%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

El Atef’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 6 douars in 2 fractions, with 929 people. 4 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
الحجاجEl Hajjaj5 douars · 399 people
اولاد بوزيانOulad BouzianeDispersed5528418.011.142.6
أولاد عاشورOulad AachourDispersed424———
أولاد احمدOulad AhmedDispersed1268———
أولاد الحاج بن الصغيرOulad El Haj Ben SghirDispersed520———
اولاد الصغير بن عليOulad Sghir Ben AliDispersed13———
أولاد امحمدOulad M'hamed1 douar · 530 people
لمقاديمLamkadimDispersed10653017.813.644.1

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
02.533.03.05
As digits
025330305
Slug
el-atef
OpenStreetMap
2814412
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("el-atef");

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