Madagh

مداغ

Rural commune in the cercle of Ahfir, province of Berkane, Oriental.

Population, 2024
14,659
Since 2014
+1.2%from 14,486 in 2014
Density
148people per km², 99.2 km²
Households
3,665
Foreign residents
3
Rank
460460th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 16 in its province

Where it is

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

SaidiaBerkaneLaatamnaAhfirAghbalZegzelSidi Slimane EchcharaaFezouaneAin ErreggadaBoughribaSidi BouhriaRislaneTafoughaltChouihiaAklim

How it changed

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

Madagh +1.2%

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
28.7%aged 10 and over37.8% in 201436.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
20.7%22.8% in 201426.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.8%aged 15 and over44.4% in 20148.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.57children per woman1.81 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.7%of people7.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.9people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
91.4%of settled households66.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Madagh: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.2%75 and over4.7%
3.4%70–743.2%
4.6%65–694.7%
6.1%60–646.1%
5.8%55–595.8%
6.0%50–546.5%
5.6%45–496.8%
6.9%40–446.9%
5.9%35–396.2%
6.6%30–346.6%
6.0%25–296.5%
6.6%20–246.5%
7.5%15–196.8%
10.0%10–148.7%
9.2%5–98.0%
6.6%0–45.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija99.6%
  • Tarifit4.6%
  • Tachelhit3.2%
  • Tamazight2.4%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.7%
  • French32.4%
  • English6.4%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Bike or motorcycle35.1%
  • On foot21.9%
  • Employer’s transport14.2%
  • Bus8.9%
  • Private car6.1%
  • Taxi2.4%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
2,084
Standing empty
23.9%11.0% vacant12.9% a second home
Precarious
0.8%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
92.9%93.7% on the water mains93.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
6.9%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house94.6%
  • Traditional house4.5%
  • Slum or basic house0.5%
  • Rural-type0.2%
  • Villa0.1%
  • Other0.1%
  • Apartment0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years61.6%
  • 20 to 49 years38.1%
  • 50 years or more0.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
36825.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
29680.4% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
5842.0 per business
Public services
69
Associations
3in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce55.7%
  • Services30.1%
  • Industry11.1%
  • Construction3.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person64.5%
  • 2 to 326.4%
  • 4 to 96.1%
  • 10 to 493.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later28.7%
  • 2011–201940.2%
  • 2001–201017.6%
  • 1991–20007.4%
  • 1981–19903.0%
  • 1956–19802.7%
  • Before 19560.3%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Madagh6,910

In the data

Code
02.113.03.11
As digits
021130311
Slug
madagh
Record
/api/communes/02.113.03.11.json
Boundary
/api/communes/02.113.03.11/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/02.113.03.11/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/02.113.03.11/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/02.113.03.11/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/02.113.03.11/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2447393
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("madagh");

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