Laajajra

لعجاجرة

Rural commune in the cercle of Oulad Jemâa Lemta, province of Moulay Yacoub, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 14,715
Since 2014: +1.7%from 14,476 in 2014
Density: 82.6people per km², 178.2 km²
Households: 2,985
Rank: 455455th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 11 in its province

Next door in Sebaa Rouadi, 82.6% of households have running water. Here, it’s 40.0%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 74.8% to 93.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Zouada. Read French: 25.5% here, 27.6% there; aged 0 to 14: 32.6% here, 33.1% there; unemployment: 8.2% here, 11.9% there.

Compare it with Zouada

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

36124

How it changed

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

Laajajra +1.7%

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: 44.1%aged 10 and over55.7% in 201456.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.2%3.7% in 201423.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.8%aged 15 and over45.3% in 20140.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 3.00children per woman2.83 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.4%of people5.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.9people on average6.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 40.0%of settled households24.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Laajajra: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	3.5%
2.3%	70–74	2.0%
2.5%	65–69	2.1%
3.5%	60–64	3.5%
3.5%	55–59	3.4%
4.2%	50–54	4.8%
4.8%	45–49	5.6%
6.3%	40–44	6.6%
7.7%	35–39	7.2%
6.7%	30–34	7.0%
6.9%	25–29	5.4%
7.6%	20–24	6.6%
9.0%	15–19	9.1%
10.9%	10–14	11.1%
10.9%	5–9	11.5%
10.5%	0–4	10.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.3%
Tachelhit0.2%
Hassania0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French25.5%
English4.7%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot44.2%
Doesn’t travel to work22.9%
Taxi16.1%
Employer’s transport5.2%
Animal4.1%
Private car2.9%
Informal transport2.5%
Bus1.0%
Bike or motorcycle0.7%
Another way0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 55.7%aged 10 and over44.1% in 202470.2% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 3.7%8.2% in 202432.4% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.3%aged 15 and over38.8% in 20242.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 91.1%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.83children per woman3.00 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.3%of people5.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 6.3people on average4.9 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 24.3%of settled households40.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Laajajra: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	2.4%
1.6%	70–74	1.5%
1.4%	65–69	1.5%
2.8%	60–64	2.6%
3.0%	55–59	2.6%
4.3%	50–54	3.8%
3.9%	45–49	3.9%
4.9%	40–44	5.6%
6.0%	35–39	5.9%
7.6%	30–34	8.2%
9.9%	25–29	9.2%
10.0%	20–24	9.9%
9.3%	15–19	9.1%
10.3%	10–14	10.6%
10.7%	5–9	11.5%
11.8%	0–4	11.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic only51.7%
Arabic and French44.1%
Arabic, French and English3.2%
Other combinations1.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot84.5%
Taxi9.7%
Not stated2.3%
Private car1.1%
Another way0.8%
Bus0.6%
Bike or motorcycle0.5%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Works at home0.2%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood83.2%
Another province6.8%
No fixed place3.3%
Another in the commune2.5%
Not stated2.3%
Another commune1.6%
At home0.2%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour46.0%
Farming and fishing35.8%
Crafts and skilled trades6.6%
Labouring and small trades4.5%
Clerical work2.6%
Machine operating2.1%
Trade and broking1.8%
Not classified0.5%
Managers and senior professionals0.1%
Technicians0.0%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma79.8%
Primary16.6%
Lower secondary2.7%
Upper secondary0.8%
DEUG or Licence0.2%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 31321.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 11235.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1501.3 per business
Public services: 201
Associations: 0in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce56.3%
Services26.8%
Industry17.0%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person76.8%
2 to 320.5%
4 to 92.7%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later30.4%
2011–201952.7%
2001–20108.0%
1991–20007.1%
1981–19900.9%
1956–19800.9%
Before 19560.0%

Figures that stand out

The figures where this commune stands furthest from others, with its neighbours and 2014 beside each one.

The share of workers who are employers is 12.3%, among the highest 1% of communes of 5,000 people or more.

Estimate from a sample

Across the 6 communes it borders, the median is 0.9%. Mikkes is furthest from it, at 0.1%.

Among rural communes of 5,000 to 20,000 people, it's in the top 1%.

How these are picked

Douars

Laajajra’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 57 douars in 5 fractions, with 14,715 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
سوق الأربعاءSouk Arbaa15 douars · 3,290 people
أولاد الزيزونOulad Zizoune	Grouped	110	530	1.4	1.1	8.8
عين لبكرAin Lebgar	Grouped	40	169	2.1	1.8	10.5
أولاد بن يطوOulad Ben Ittou	Grouped	48	216	1.8	1.1	13.0
عين لعبيدAin Laabid	Dispersed	35	139	0.9	3.2	7.9
السوايحSouayah	Dispersed	2	17	—	—	—
الدوميةDoumia	Dispersed	4	22	—	—	—
أولاد الشوم الأربعاءOulad Chom El Arbiaa	Grouped	63	304	1.0	1.0	1.1
الهواورة الكبرىLahouaoura El Koobra	Grouped	86	386	1.1	1.1	2.0
مركز العجاجرةCentre Laajajra	Grouped	31	112	0.7	0.9	0.8
القبابسةLeqbabsa	Dispersed	59	295	1.0	2.0	3.8
أولاد المعطيOulad El Maati	Dispersed	56	245	1.3	2.8	3.0
أولاد امحمد بن بوشتىOulad Med Ben Bouchta	Grouped	51	248	1.0	3.0	3.0
القراطفةLakratfa	Dispersed	51	211	1.3	3.0	3.0
بندريساتBen Drissat	In parts	62	276	1.1	5.7	15.3
العجاجرةLaajajra	Dispersed	29	120	—	—	—
الرصفة 1Errasfat 115 douars · 4,293 people
أولاد بن حيانOulad Ben Hiyyane	Grouped	63	375	0.0	0.6	7.4
عدروج (الدريدات)Adrouj (Eddridat)	Grouped	29	175	—	—	—
الجوابرJouaber	Grouped	176	912	0.2	0.1	0.1
أولاد رحوOulad Rahou	Grouped	69	331	0.4	2.8	2.8
الخريبةKharbia	Grouped	19	116	—	—	—
الموالدةLamoualda	Grouped	42	254	0.6	1.8	1.6
عزيب برحالAzib Berhal	Dispersed	1	5	—	—	—
بوشنافاتBou Chnafat	Dispersed	61	262	2.7	4.7	5.7
عزيب البوريشيAzib El Bourichi	Grouped	45	232	1.5	3.5	4.6
عنكورةAankoura	Grouped	6	32	—	—	—
أولاد بلعيدOulad Belaid	Grouped	116	660	0.1	0.5	7.1
أولاد اعمارةOulad Amara	Grouped	13	88	—	—	—
الكراونةLakraouna	Grouped	27	145	—	—	—
أولاد الطيبOulad Tayeb	Grouped	37	243	0.7	0.9	1.7
الزياينةZyayna	Dispersed	94	463	3.6	3.1	7.0
عين هبرةAin Hbra18 douars · 3,671 people
الدعابزةDaabza	Grouped	98	469	1.7	1.1	5.1
أولاد السنوسيOulad Snoussi	Dispersed	93	550	1.3	1.4	8.0
الزغابشEzzghabech	Dispersed	23	104	—	—	—
عزيب بلعربيAzib Belarb	Dispersed	76	340	0.9	2.2	4.0
أولاد الكرينيOulad Lagrin	Grouped	81	347	1.0	0.8	2.0
بورمضاناتBou Ramdanat	Dispersed	39	163	1.1	1.1	8.2
الكديةLkoudia	Dispersed	14	65	—	—	—
عزيب بن يطوAzib Ben Ittou	Dispersed	61	302	3.7	1.6	5.3
عين هبرةAin Hbra	Dispersed	1	6	—	—	—
الكطيباتGtaybat	Dispersed	5	18	—	—	—
بوقراباتBoukrabate	Dispersed	25	98	—	—	—
أولاد علالOulad Allal	Dispersed	53	223	1.2	1.3	8.6
كرمة الهواتيKarma El Houati	Dispersed	12	65	—	—	—
أولاد عبد اللهOulad Abdellah	Dispersed	34	155	1.0	2.9	10.1
أولاد الشوم العكبةOulad Chom El Akba	Dispersed	79	379	5.0	4.0	6.6
واد العرايشOued Larache	Dispersed	16	80	—	—	—
العساكريةLaassakriya	Dispersed	22	115	—	—	—
الزيتونةZitouna	Grouped	46	192	1.0	1.0	8.0
الرصفة 2Errasfat 28 douars · 3,455 people
المصيبنEl Msibn	Grouped	50	259	0.4	0.3	7.9
مرس حميانMers Hmiyyane	Grouped	61	365	1.0	1.0	9.3
أولاد الشيخ امباركOulad Chikh M Barek	Grouped	82	402	0.1	0.2	5.9
الطلاحة الأحباسTlah Lahbass	In parts	80	390	1.4	1.3	7.2
أولاد غنيOulad Ghni	In parts	139	676	1.0	0.3	8.4
بن حماناتBen Hemmanat	Grouped	52	286	0.1	2.5	2.5
الدحامنةEddhamna	Grouped	76	411	0.2	0.4	5.1
أولاد العلامOulad El Allam	Grouped	140	666	0.2	1.4	5.1
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune1 douar · 6 people
عدرجAdrouj	Grouped	2	6	—	—	—

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: 03.591.05.03
As digits: 035910503
Slug: laajajra
Record: /api/communes/03.591.05.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.591.05.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.591.05.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.591.05.03/economy.json
Figures that stand out: /api/communes/03.591.05.03/insights.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.591.05.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.591.05.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.591.05.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2813718

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