Figuig

فجيج

Urban commune in the province of Figuig, Oriental.

Population, 2024
10,449
Since 2014
−3.9%from 10,872 in 2014
Density
115people per km², 91 km²
Households
2,843
Foreign residents
3
Rank
710710th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 13 in its province

Where it is

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

TendraraMaatarkaTalsintBoumeriemeBouchaoueneBouarfaAbbou LakhalAin ChouaterBouananeBni TadjiteBni GuilAin Chair

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Figuig −3.9%

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
16.6%aged 10 and over18.2% in 201420.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
35.0%17.9% in 201432.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.6%aged 15 and over43.8% in 201412.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
94.0%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.96children per woman2.01 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.5%of people8.4% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average3.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
98.7%of settled households96.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Figuig: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.8%75 and over7.7%
3.7%70–743.8%
5.9%65–695.7%
6.2%60–647.9%
6.5%55–597.3%
5.7%50–547.0%
6.1%45–496.1%
6.1%40–445.3%
5.8%35–395.4%
6.2%30–345.7%
6.5%25–295.8%
6.6%20–246.2%
7.3%15–196.6%
8.7%10–147.5%
8.0%5–96.7%
5.9%0–45.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija92.4%
  • Tamazight16.1%
  • Tachelhit2.2%
  • Tarifit0.7%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French63.0%
  • English20.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Bike or motorcycle48.8%
  • On foot34.8%
  • Private car9.9%
  • Bus1.1%
  • Employer’s transport0.5%
  • Taxi0.3%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Figuig’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings
5,283
Standing empty
47.8%17.5% vacant30.3% a second home
Precarious
2.8%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
31.3%88.7% on the water mains86.4% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
4.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house64.2%
  • Traditional house30.0%
  • Villa2.2%
  • Other1.9%
  • Apartment0.9%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Rural-type0.3%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years33.8%
  • 20 to 49 years45.2%
  • 50 years or more20.9%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
51148.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
36270.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
5631.6 per business
Public services
116
Associations
33in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce54.4%
  • Services28.2%
  • Industry8.8%
  • Construction8.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person72.7%
  • 2 to 323.2%
  • 4 to 93.6%
  • 10 to 490.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later26.8%
  • 2011–201929.8%
  • 2001–201022.7%
  • 1991–20007.7%
  • 1981–19905.5%
  • 1956–19807.2%
  • Before 19560.3%

In the data

Code
02.251.01.03
As digits
022510103
Slug
figuig
Record
/api/communes/02.251.01.03.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.251.01.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.251.01.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.251.01.03/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.251.01.03/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.251.01.03/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2527821
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("figuig");

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