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.

Bordering communes

Postcode

61000

Villages and hamlets

Cheguet Laabide, Essehli, Teniet El Beida (Tizi Tamellalet)

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%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Tamazight 62.5% in 2014, 16.1% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

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%
  • Doesn’t travel to work4.1%
  • Bus1.1%
  • Employer’s transport0.5%
  • Another way0.5%
  • Taxi0.3%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Informal transport0.0%
  • Animal0.0%

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
More dwelling figures

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
More business figures

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

Files and code
Code
02.251.01.03
As digits
022510103
Slug
figuig
OpenStreetMap
2527821
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("figuig");

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