Aousserd

أوسرد

Province in the région of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab.

Population, 2024: 24,498
Since 2014: +22.1%
Households: 2,421
Communes: 6
Area: 61,049 km²

Its communes, shaded by density. Each one has a page.

Most populous: Bir Gandouz 9,183
Grew the most: Bir Gandouz +98.6%
Shrank the most: Aousserd −33.8%
Densest: Lagouira 12.8 people per km²

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write: 14.1%aged 10 and over25.3% in 201417.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.7%5.6% in 201428.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 59.4%aged 15 and over83.9% in 201418.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 94.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.52children per woman2.75 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 2.0%of people2.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.5people on average3.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 62.8%of settled households47.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Aousserd: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
0.6%	75 and over	0.7%
0.7%	70–74	0.8%
1.5%	65–69	1.1%
2.6%	60–64	1.8%
3.7%	55–59	2.7%
5.9%	50–54	3.8%
7.6%	45–49	4.4%
9.0%	40–44	7.0%
8.8%	35–39	7.7%
10.0%	30–34	9.4%
9.5%	25–29	9.3%
8.9%	20–24	8.8%
6.6%	15–19	8.0%
7.9%	10–14	10.0%
8.2%	5–9	13.1%
8.6%	0–4	11.3%

Local languages used

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

Darija86.0%
Hassania25.8%
Tachelhit20.5%
Tamazight4.0%
Tarifit0.6%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.2%
French48.6%
English15.8%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot50.5%
Private car11.5%
Employer’s transport9.3%
Taxi9.0%
Bike or motorcycle6.2%
Bus0.4%

Can’t read or write: 25.3%aged 10 and over14.1% in 202427.5% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 5.6%11.7% in 202429.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 83.9%aged 15 and over59.4% in 202436.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 95.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.75children per woman2.52 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 2.5%of people2.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 3.1people on average3.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 47.8%of settled households62.8% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Aousserd: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age	Women
0.7%	75 and over	0.7%
0.5%	70–74	0.4%
0.4%	65–69	1.4%
1.6%	60–64	2.3%
2.5%	55–59	4.3%
4.0%	50–54	3.8%
5.4%	45–49	3.9%
8.7%	40–44	7.7%
15.3%	35–39	8.2%
15.1%	30–34	10.4%
18.3%	25–29	10.4%
12.6%	20–24	9.8%
5.2%	15–19	6.3%
3.1%	10–14	7.9%
3.0%	5–9	9.6%
3.7%	0–4	13.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija68.6%
Hassania47.4%
Tachelhit30.9%
Tamazight3.1%
Tarifit0.5%

Languages read and written

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

Arabic only50.9%
Arabic and French35.3%
Arabic, French and English8.7%
Other combinations5.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot81.1%
Private car6.3%
Bike or motorcycle1.0%
Employer’s transport1.0%
Bus0.9%
Taxi0.6%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood80.6%
Another in the commune5.6%
At home5.6%
Another commune2.2%
Another province2.1%
No fixed place1.9%
Somewhere else0.7%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour37.1%
Clerical work22.8%
Labouring and small trades10.7%
Farming and fishing9.6%
Crafts and skilled trades7.3%
Managers and senior professionals4.9%
Trade and broking2.6%
Not classified2.1%
Machine operating1.7%
Technicians1.2%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma58.9%
Primary22.7%
Lower secondary10.0%
Upper secondary5.1%
DEUG or Licence2.7%
Master’s or doctorate0.6%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 1,137
Standing empty: 33.9%28.3% vacant5.6% a second home
Precarious: 6.3%0.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 98.1%90.5% on the water mains89.9% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 81.7%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house79.0%
Apartment12.8%
Other5.7%
Villa1.0%
Traditional house0.9%
Slum or basic house0.5%
Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years99.3%
20 to 49 years0.7%
50 years or more0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 30012.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 22073.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 4592.1 per business
Public services: 79
Associations: 1in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce60.9%
Services29.1%
Industry5.9%
Construction4.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person55.9%
2 to 337.3%
4 to 95.5%
10 to 490.9%
50 and over0.5%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later46.4%
2011–201940.5%
2001–201012.7%
1991–20000.5%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Communes

Commune	Type	Population, 2024	Since 2014	Per km²
Bir Gandouz	rural	9,183	+98.6%	0.8
Tichla	rural	6,735	+17.3%	0.5
Aousserd	rural	3,855	−33.8%	0.3
Lagouira	urban	3,127	—	12.8
Aghouinite	rural	1,006	—	0.1
Zoug	rural	592	—	0.1

In the data

Code: 12.066
As digits: 12066
Record: /api/provinces/12.066.json
Communes: /api/provinces/12.066/communes/page/1.json
Boundary: /api/provinces/12.066/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/provinces/12.066/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/provinces/12.066/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/provinces/12.066/housing.json

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