El Borj

البرج

Rural commune in the cercle of Khénifra, province of Khénifra, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
3,266
Since 2014
−14.3%from 3,812 in 2014
Density
25.1people per km², 130.1 km²
Households
844
Rank
1,3681,368th most populous of 1,503 communes19th of 22 in its province

Where it is

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

KerrouchenAit SaadelliTighassalineEl KbabLehriAit IshaqOuaoumanaSidi LamineSidi AmarAguelmousSebt Ait RahouMoulay BouazzaHad BouhssoussenSidi HcineM'rirtEl HammamAguelmam AzegzaOum RabiaMoha Ou Hammou ZayaniKhenifraSidi Yahya Ou Saad

How it changed

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

El Borj −14.3%

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
48.9%aged 10 and over57.6% in 201461.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
33.1%21.8% in 201444.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
34.5%aged 15 and over48.1% in 20143.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.85children per woman1.32 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
13.2%of people8.2% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
0.5%of settled households0.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

El Borj: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
5.8%75 and over6.0%
3.6%70–743.4%
5.1%65–695.0%
5.4%60–645.8%
5.4%55–594.6%
5.7%50–546.9%
6.7%45–496.9%
6.5%40–446.9%
6.7%35–397.2%
5.7%30–345.6%
5.4%25–295.2%
6.8%20–246.2%
8.1%15–198.2%
9.3%10–148.0%
8.3%5–98.1%
5.8%0–46.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Tamazight96.3%
  • Darija58.9%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tarifit0.2%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.0%
  • French45.6%
  • English8.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot72.9%
  • Private car8.7%
  • Bus4.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle4.3%
  • Employer’s transport0.5%
  • Taxi0.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
4714.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1736.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1036.1 per business
Public services
29
Associations
1in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce52.9%
  • Services35.3%
  • Industry11.8%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person41.2%
  • 2 to 317.6%
  • 4 to 917.6%
  • 10 to 4923.5%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later41.2%
  • 2011–201917.6%
  • 2001–20105.9%
  • 1991–200017.6%
  • 1981–199017.6%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
05.301.05.05
As digits
053010505
Slug
el-borj
Record
/api/communes/05.301.05.05.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.301.05.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.301.05.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.301.05.05/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.301.05.05/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2875667
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("el-borj");

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