Boujdour

بوجدور

Province in the région of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra.

Population, 2024
65,381
Since 2014
+29.3%
Households
14,429
Communes
4
Area
56,482 km²
BoujdourGueltat ZemmourJraifiaLamssid

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

Most populous
Boujdour 57,360
Grew the most
Boujdour +34.5%
Shrank the most
Lamssid −46.7%
Densest
Boujdour 203 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
21.7%aged 10 and over29.2% in 201427.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
19.2%18.0% in 201444.1% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
47.2%aged 15 and over51.8% in 201413.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
95.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.95children per woman2.57 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
3.0%of people2.7% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.0people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
93.7%of settled households71.8% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Boujdour: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
1.1%75 and over1.1%
1.5%70–741.1%
2.0%65–691.5%
3.3%60–642.5%
3.8%55–593.2%
5.4%50–544.5%
6.2%45–495.7%
7.0%40–447.0%
7.0%35–397.6%
8.4%30–348.8%
8.2%25–299.3%
8.6%20–249.3%
8.5%15–198.3%
9.4%10–1410.0%
10.2%5–910.6%
9.4%0–49.5%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija91.8%
  • Hassania19.9%
  • Tachelhit13.1%
  • Tamazight3.4%
  • Tarifit0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French50.5%
  • English17.6%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot51.9%
  • Bike or motorcycle11.7%
  • Taxi10.3%
  • Private car10.0%
  • Employer’s transport4.2%
  • Bus0.7%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
16,464
Standing empty
17.2%11.7% vacant5.6% a second home
Precarious
0.8%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
98.3%95.7% on the water mains97.4% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.0%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house95.5%
  • Apartment2.8%
  • Other0.7%
  • Traditional house0.5%
  • Villa0.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%
  • Rural-type0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years87.6%
  • 20 to 49 years12.4%
  • 50 years or more0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
2,10432.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
1,91691.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
4,0462.1 per business
Public services
166
Associations
22in premises of their own

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce62.4%
  • Services24.1%
  • Industry9.4%
  • Construction4.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person62.2%
  • 2 to 330.9%
  • 4 to 95.9%
  • 10 to 490.8%
  • 50 and over0.2%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later36.5%
  • 2011–201940.2%
  • 2001–201016.2%
  • 1991–20005.9%
  • 1981–19900.5%
  • 1956–19800.6%
  • Before 19560.0%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Boujdoururban57,360+34.5%203
Gueltat Zemmourrural6,881+7.6%0.3
Jraifiarural835−12.1%0.1
Lamssidrural305−46.7%0

In the data

Code
11.121
As digits
11121
Record
/api/provinces/11.121.json
Communes
/api/provinces/11.121/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/11.121/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/11.121/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/11.121/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/11.121/housing.json

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