Guir

كير

Rural commune in the cercle of Er-Rich, province of Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
4,363
Since 2014
+8.5%from 4,022 in 2014
Density
5.1people per km², 848.7 km²
Households
929
Rank
1,2651,265th most populous of 1,503 communes22nd of 29 in its province

Where it is

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

Ait Ben YacoubZaidaItzerTanourdiTizi N'ghachouAghbalouBoumiaAit AyachAgoudimTounfiteAnemziSidi Yahia Ou YoussefAmersidMibladenAit IzdegMideltGourramaEn-NzalaEr-RichSidi AayadZaouiat Sidi HamzaGuers TiaallalineM'zizelAmouguerImilchilBou-AzmouOuterbatAit Yahya

How it changed

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

Guir +8.5%

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
43.5%aged 10 and over48.8% in 201452.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
58.1%24.6% in 201459.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
31.4%aged 15 and over38.6% in 20142.4% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.76children per woman3.78 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
7.5%of people5.9% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.7people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
93.7%of settled households86.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Guir: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.1%75 and over5.2%
2.0%70–742.9%
2.8%65–693.4%
3.5%60–643.9%
3.8%55–593.5%
3.8%50–543.8%
5.3%45–495.4%
5.2%40–445.7%
5.9%35–395.0%
6.9%30–346.7%
6.1%25–297.2%
5.7%20–247.6%
9.9%15–198.2%
11.9%10–1411.1%
12.4%5–910.2%
11.7%0–410.3%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit54.3%
  • Darija43.1%
  • Tamazight40.8%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.1%
  • French39.1%
  • English6.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot47.0%
  • Bus14.4%
  • Employer’s transport11.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.3%
  • Private car2.5%
  • Taxi2.5%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
6915.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1826.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
311.7 per business
Public services
38
Associations
13in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce94.4%
  • Industry5.6%
  • Construction0.0%
  • Services0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person94.4%
  • 2 to 30.0%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 495.6%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later50.0%
  • 2011–201927.8%
  • 2001–201016.7%
  • 1991–20005.6%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
08.363.09.07
As digits
083630907
Slug
guir
Record
/api/communes/08.363.09.07.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.363.09.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.363.09.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.363.09.07/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.363.09.07/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2827116
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("guir");

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