Tah

الطاح

Rural commune in the cercle of Tarfaya, province of Tarfaya, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra.

Population, 2024
894
Since 2014
−41.0%from 1,516 in 2014
Density
0.3people per km², 2,688 km²
Households
253
Rank
1,4871,487th most populous of 1,503 communes4th of 5 in its province

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

70055

How it changed

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

Tah −41.0%

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
38.0%aged 10 and over39.1% in 201446.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
0.0%10.0% in 20140.0% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.8%aged 15 and over55.2% in 20146.6% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
97.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.15children per woman2.32 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.8%of people2.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.5people on average4.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
44.3%of settled households37.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tah: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.4%75 and over3.7%
3.3%70–742.5%
3.7%65–691.8%
5.7%60–644.6%
4.3%55–595.3%
5.9%50–546.9%
7.6%45–497.1%
5.9%40–446.2%
6.7%35–396.9%
5.7%30–347.4%
6.3%25–294.6%
5.9%20–246.0%
7.4%15–199.7%
10.2%10–149.2%
10.7%5–99.2%
8.5%0–48.8%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.1%
  • Hassania21.5%
  • Tachelhit1.8%
  • Tamazight1.5%
  • Tarifit0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic100.0%
  • French43.7%
  • English6.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot77.3%
  • Doesn’t travel to work13.3%
  • Employer’s transport5.5%
  • Private car2.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle0.8%
  • Taxi0.4%
  • Another way0.4%
  • Bus0.0%
  • Train0.0%
  • Tram0.0%
  • Informal transport0.0%
  • Animal0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
5258.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
3261.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1173.7 per business
Public services
20
Associations
0in premises of their own
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce65.6%
  • Services28.1%
  • Industry6.3%
  • Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person68.8%
  • 2 to 315.6%
  • 4 to 99.4%
  • 10 to 496.3%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later28.1%
  • 2011–201950.0%
  • 2001–201018.8%
  • 1991–20003.1%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Tah’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 2 douars in 1 fraction, with 894 people. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
الطاحTah2 douars · 894 people
الطاحTahGrouped1294551.01.10.9
امكريوAmegrioDispersed1244391.72.12.1

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

In the data

Files and code
Code
11.537.05.07
As digits
115370507
Slug
tah
OpenStreetMap
3409846
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tah");

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