Skoura Ahl El Oust

سكورة اهل الوسط

Rural commune in the cercle of Ouarzazate, province of Ouarzazate, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024
24,053
Since 2014
−0.0%from 24,055 in 2014
Density
23.1people per km², 1,042.7 km²
Households
4,879
Foreign residents
16
Rank
245245th most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 17 in its province

Where it is

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

ToundouteImi-N'oulaouneIdelsaneGhassateTelouetIghrem N'ougdalTidiliAmerzganeAit ZinebOuarzazateTarmigtTaznakhtIznaguenOuisselsateSirouaKhouzama

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Skoura Ahl El Oust.

Skoura Ahl El Oust −0.0%

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
29.0%aged 10 and over33.0% in 201439.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
24.4%14.1% in 201438.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
33.9%aged 15 and over35.9% in 20147.9% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.91children per woman2.39 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.1%of people5.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.9people on average6.0 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
93.3%of settled households88.4% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Skoura Ahl El Oust: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.4%75 and over4.1%
2.9%70–742.8%
3.6%65–693.2%
3.5%60–644.5%
3.9%55–594.0%
5.6%50–545.9%
5.7%45–495.9%
6.3%40–446.7%
5.9%35–396.4%
6.5%30–347.0%
6.5%25–296.6%
7.0%20–246.7%
8.6%15–198.5%
11.1%10–149.9%
10.6%5–99.6%
8.9%0–48.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija79.9%
  • Tachelhit34.1%
  • Tamazight8.2%
  • Tarifit0.0%
  • Hassania0.0%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic98.6%
  • French44.7%
  • English14.1%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot45.1%
  • Bike or motorcycle29.9%
  • Taxi4.2%
  • Private car4.0%
  • Employer’s transport2.9%
  • Bus1.7%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
1,442
Standing empty
26.0%12.6% vacant13.5% a second home
Precarious
28.2%0.2% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
1.2%91.3% on the water mains90.5% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
50.8%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house66.9%
  • Rural-type27.8%
  • Traditional house3.9%
  • Apartment0.8%
  • Slum or basic house0.2%
  • Other0.2%
  • Villa0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years38.6%
  • 20 to 49 years56.4%
  • 50 years or more5.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
81233.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
57570.8% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
8161.4 per business
Public services
209
Associations
28in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce61.7%
  • Services24.0%
  • Industry11.5%
  • Construction2.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person83.7%
  • 2 to 311.0%
  • 4 to 94.9%
  • 10 to 490.5%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later39.7%
  • 2011–201929.6%
  • 2001–201017.0%
  • 1991–20007.5%
  • 1981–19904.5%
  • 1956–19801.6%
  • Before 19560.2%

Urban centres

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

Skoura4,576

In the data

Code
08.401.07.07
As digits
084010707
Slug
skoura-ahl-el-oust
Record
/api/communes/08.401.07.07.json
Boundary
/api/communes/08.401.07.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/08.401.07.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/08.401.07.07/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/communes/08.401.07.07/housing.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/08.401.07.07/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2887625
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("skoura-ahl-el-oust");

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