Jorf

الجرف

Urban commune in the province of Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
11,865
Since 2014
−3.6%from 12,302 in 2014
Density
3,591people per km², 3.3 km²
Households
2,521
Rank
610610th most populous of 1,503 communes15th of 29 in its province

Where it is

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

BoudnibOued NaamAmellagouAghbalou-N'kerdousTadighoustLkhengErrachidiaChorfa M'daghraAoufousSidi AliEt-TaousEs-SfalatBni M'hamed-SijelmassaEs-SifaEr-RtebAarab Sebbah ZizArfoudAarab Sebbah GherisFeznaGheris Es-SoufliGoulmimaGheris El OulouiMelaabTinejdadFerkla El OuliaFerkla Es-SouflaEr-RissaniMoulay Ali Cherif

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Jorf −3.6%

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
21.0%aged 10 and over27.9% in 201428.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.7%15.1% in 201441.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
34.4%aged 15 and over35.5% in 20146.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
93.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.64children per woman2.68 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.4%of people5.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.7people on average5.5 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
99.2%of settled households94.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Jorf: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over3.0%
2.4%70–742.3%
3.3%65–693.3%
4.6%60–644.6%
4.1%55–594.4%
5.0%50–545.4%
5.5%45–496.4%
5.7%40–447.0%
6.6%35–395.9%
6.7%30–346.7%
6.5%25–296.9%
7.4%20–246.9%
8.7%15–198.6%
11.6%10–1411.2%
10.3%5–99.4%
8.5%0–48.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.4%
  • Tachelhit3.1%
  • Tamazight1.3%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French26.2%
  • English10.2%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot43.6%
  • Bike or motorcycle32.7%
  • Taxi4.3%
  • Bus3.9%
  • Private car3.4%
  • Employer’s transport1.1%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
3,264
Standing empty
28.7%14.8% vacant13.9% a second home
Precarious
20.4%0.0% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
76.0%97.1% on the water mains96.1% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
32.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house74.0%
  • Rural-type19.1%
  • Traditional house4.8%
  • Other1.3%
  • Villa0.8%
  • Apartment0.0%
  • Slum or basic house0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years53.2%
  • 20 to 49 years41.0%
  • 50 years or more5.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
35229.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
31388.9% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
3951.3 per business
Public services
33
Associations
6in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce56.9%
  • Services24.6%
  • Industry10.5%
  • Construction8.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person88.2%
  • 2 to 310.2%
  • 4 to 91.3%
  • 10 to 490.3%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later33.9%
  • 2011–201939.3%
  • 2001–201014.7%
  • 1991–20006.1%
  • 1981–19903.5%
  • 1956–19802.6%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
08.201.01.11
As digits
082010111
Slug
jorf
Record
/api/communes/08.201.01.11.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.201.01.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.201.01.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.201.01.11/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/08.201.01.11/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.201.01.11/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2884808
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("jorf");

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