Tighirt

تغيرت

Rural commune in the cercle of Lakhsas, province of Sidi Ifni, Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Population, 2024
5,840
Since 2014
−11.6%from 6,606 in 2014
Density
36.1people per km², 161.7 km²
Households
1,614
Rank
1,1211,121st most populous of 1,503 communes5th of 19 in its province

Where it is

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

Imi-N'fastSbouyaMestiTnine AmellouSidi IfniTangarfaArbaa Ait AbdellahSidi M'barkLakhsasMirleftTioughzaSebt EnnabourAit ErkhaSidi Abdellah Ou BelaidSidi H'saine Ou AliAnfegIbdarBoutrouch

How it changed

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

Tighirt −11.6%

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
43.6%aged 10 and over49.8% in 201457.5% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
32.3%37.3% in 201443.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
25.1%aged 15 and over27.8% in 20143.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.76children per woman1.56 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.3%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.6people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
94.1%of settled households67.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Tighirt: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
6.0%75 and over5.9%
4.5%70–743.9%
5.6%65–695.0%
5.9%60–645.9%
4.5%55–597.0%
5.9%50–544.9%
5.9%45–496.1%
6.6%40–447.7%
5.8%35–397.0%
4.8%30–345.3%
4.1%25–295.0%
4.6%20–245.5%
8.0%15–197.9%
10.2%10–148.4%
11.1%5–98.4%
6.5%0–46.1%

Local languages used

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

  • Tachelhit98.5%
  • Darija23.4%
  • Tamazight2.3%
  • Hassania0.3%
  • Tarifit0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.4%
  • French62.3%
  • English19.9%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh10.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot40.1%
  • Private car12.0%
  • Bike or motorcycle6.9%
  • Employer’s transport5.7%
  • Bus2.8%
  • Taxi2.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
21236.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
7937.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
1001.3 per business
Public services
116
Associations
17in premises of their own
Weekly souks
1counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce54.4%
  • Services36.7%
  • Industry7.6%
  • Construction1.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person75.9%
  • 2 to 324.1%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later34.2%
  • 2011–201936.7%
  • 2001–201022.8%
  • 1991–20006.3%
  • 1981–19900.0%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

In the data

Code
10.473.07.17
As digits
104730717
Slug
tighirt
Record
/api/communes/10.473.07.17.json
Boundary
/api/communes/10.473.07.17/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/communes/10.473.07.17/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/communes/10.473.07.17/economy.json
Bordering communes
/api/communes/10.473.07.17/neighbours.json
OpenStreetMap
2888798
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("tighirt");

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