El Foqra

الفقراء

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

Population, 2024
2,965
Since 2014
−6.0%from 3,154 in 2014
Density
15.4people per km², 192.8 km²
Households
715
Rank
1,3841,384th most populous of 1,503 communes29th of 31 in its province

Where it is

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

KhouribgaOulad BoughadiBoulanouareOulad AbdouneOulad FtataLagnadizBni YkhlefM'fassisBir MezouiHattaneLagfafBoujnibaAit AmmarKasbat TrochOulad FennaneMaadnaOulad AzzouzBni SmirOued ZemAin KaicherTachraftOulad GouaouchBejaadBni ZrantelBoukhrisseBni BataouRouachedChougraneBraksaOulad Aissa

How it changed

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

El Foqra −6.0%

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
42.6%aged 10 and over52.0% in 201455.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
55.7%17.4% in 201482.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
42.0%aged 15 and over41.9% in 20146.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.52children per woman3.56 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.5%of people6.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
2.9%of settled households4.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

El Foqra: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.3%75 and over5.2%
2.6%70–743.7%
4.2%65–694.0%
4.6%60–645.2%
4.1%55–594.7%
4.6%50–544.9%
5.3%45–495.3%
5.2%40–446.2%
6.7%35–395.4%
6.9%30–347.7%
6.5%25–295.1%
7.6%20–246.8%
8.2%15–196.4%
11.9%10–1410.8%
9.0%5–910.2%
8.3%0–48.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.3%
  • Tachelhit0.2%
  • Tamazight0.2%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.9%
  • French43.3%
  • English2.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot64.3%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.5%
  • Taxi9.3%
  • Bus4.1%
  • Private car2.8%
  • Employer’s transport1.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
6321.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1320.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
362.8 per business
Public services
48
Associations
2in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce69.2%
  • Industry15.4%
  • Services15.4%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person69.2%
  • 2 to 315.4%
  • 4 to 97.7%
  • 10 to 497.7%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later15.4%
  • 2011–201938.5%
  • 2001–201023.1%
  • 1991–200015.4%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19807.7%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
05.311.05.09
As digits
053110509
Slug
el-foqra
Record
/api/communes/05.311.05.09.json
Boundary
/api/communes/05.311.05.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/05.311.05.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/05.311.05.09/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/05.311.05.09/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2879632
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("el-foqra");

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