Iferni

افرني

Rural commune in the cercle of Rif Sud, province of Driouch, Oriental.

Population, 2024
4,873
Since 2014
−23.4%from 6,365 in 2014
Density
41people per km², 119 km²
Households
1,311
Foreign residents
1
Rank
1,2151,215th most populous of 1,503 communes17th of 23 in its province

Next door in Midar, 89.3% of households have running water. Here, it’s 8.2%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 22.7% to 50.0%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

62045

How it changed

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

Iferni −23.4%

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
40.2%aged 10 and over47.2% in 201452.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
50.0%22.7% in 201453.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
31.7%aged 15 and over36.8% in 20145.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
98.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.43children per woman1.53 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
9.2%of people11.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
8.2%of settled households0.5% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Iferni: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
4.4%75 and over5.3%
3.6%70–743.5%
6.7%65–696.2%
5.7%60–647.5%
5.1%55–596.1%
5.4%50–546.4%
5.6%45–495.9%
6.5%40–446.4%
7.3%35–396.7%
5.7%30–345.4%
4.6%25–295.5%
5.2%20–245.3%
6.5%15–196.3%
9.8%10–148.4%
10.4%5–98.3%
7.6%0–46.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Tarifit97.1%
  • Darija42.8%
  • Tamazight0.8%
  • Tachelhit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.8%
  • French54.1%
  • English15.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot51.7%
  • Private car13.7%
  • Doesn’t travel to work12.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle9.2%
  • Taxi6.4%
  • Animal2.6%
  • Informal transport1.7%
  • Employer’s transport1.2%
  • Another way0.7%
  • Bus0.2%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
13026.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
4333.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
892.1 per business
Public services
87
Associations
0in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce65.1%
  • Services27.9%
  • Industry4.7%
  • Construction2.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person88.4%
  • 2 to 37.0%
  • 4 to 92.3%
  • 10 to 492.3%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later23.3%
  • 2011–201951.2%
  • 2001–201014.0%
  • 1991–20004.7%
  • 1981–19904.7%
  • 1956–19802.3%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Iferni’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 23 douars in 4 fractions, with 4,873 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
إغربيين الجبلIghrbiine Jbel7 douars · 938 people
إزناياًIznayaIn parts993201.51.830.3
بني بويري الجبلBni Bouyeri JbelGrouped722691.12.325.8
إمديواً الجبلImdioua JbelGrouped515———
زاوية سيدي يحيZaouia Sidi YahyaGrouped725———
بوغازيBoughaziIn parts441450.91.425.8
بُومَدُورْBoumeddourGrouped2591———
أعَنْݣِيشْAânguich,Grouped2773———
ميضار الاعلىMidar El Ala10 douars · 1,781 people
تَرْمَكْسِينْTarmksinIn parts1023924.13.46.4
إبَرْدَاعاًIbrdaaIn parts381392.32.22.3
إيطُوعَلاَتاًIytoulataGrouped2290———
إشملالاًIchamlalaGrouped2599———
إمديواً لوطاImdioua LoutaIn parts733071.31.35.8
إمْغَّوْشاًImghouchaGrouped1040———
بني بوييري لوطاBen Bouyiri LoutaGrouped1705971.01.61.9
ٱيت وَدَّارAit WaddarGrouped2074———
إِغَارْبَاًIgharbaGrouped311———
إِوَعَمَانْIouamanGrouped1032———
بني ملول تمدغارتBni Melloul Tamdghart2 douars · 1,335 people
بْنِي مَلُولْBeni MelloulIn parts1314921.12.05.2
تِمَدَغَّارتْTamdghartIn parts2048431.31.99.8
إفرنيIfarni4 douars · 819 people
إفرنيIfarniIn parts1756531.11.725.1
سوفSoufGrouped311105.81.027.5
أَسَبْدُونْAsbdounGrouped48———
إِوَعْمَانْIouamanGrouped1448———

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code
Code
02.167.13.09
As digits
021671309
Slug
iferni
OpenStreetMap
2431913
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("iferni");

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