Figuig

فجيج

Province in the région of Oriental.

Population, 2024
144,451
Since 2014
+4.4%
Households
34,105
Communes
13
Area
35,324 km²
FiguigTendraraMaatarkaTalsintBoumeriemeBouchaoueneBouarfaAbbou LakhalAin ChouaterBouananeBni TadjiteBni GuilAin Chair

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

Most populous
Bouarfa 30,068
Grew the most
Bni Guil +22.8%
Shrank the most
Ain Chouater −29.8%
Densest
Bouarfa 6,312 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
39.1%aged 10 and over46.2% in 201445.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
28.4%19.7% in 201436.6% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
35.5%aged 15 and over46.5% in 20149.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
88.2%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.37children per woman2.51 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.1%of people5.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
4.1people on average4.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
63.9%of settled households57.7% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Figuig: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.0%75 and over3.7%
2.2%70–742.3%
3.1%65–693.1%
4.1%60–644.3%
4.0%55–594.2%
4.5%50–544.9%
5.1%45–495.6%
5.7%40–446.2%
5.8%35–396.3%
6.8%30–346.9%
7.1%25–297.5%
6.9%20–247.4%
9.7%15–198.9%
11.7%10–1410.6%
11.0%5–99.8%
9.4%0–48.4%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija83.2%
  • Tamazight35.8%
  • Tachelhit4.6%
  • Tarifit0.3%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French51.3%
  • English15.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.5%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot60.8%
  • Bike or motorcycle14.0%
  • Private car5.8%
  • Employer’s transport3.9%
  • Bus2.2%
  • Taxi0.8%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
25,482
Standing empty
30.9%15.4% vacant15.5% a second home
Precarious
7.9%0.6% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
77.4%91.7% on the water mains91.6% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
11.3%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house77.9%
  • Traditional house10.8%
  • Rural-type5.7%
  • Apartment2.3%
  • Other1.6%
  • Villa1.0%
  • Slum or basic house0.6%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years53.1%
  • 20 to 49 years40.7%
  • 50 years or more6.2%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
3,71225.7 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
2,66271.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
4,3211.6 per business
Public services
906
Associations
144in premises of their own
Weekly souks
17counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce57.9%
  • Services26.1%
  • Industry11.9%
  • Construction4.1%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person76.5%
  • 2 to 319.0%
  • 4 to 93.6%
  • 10 to 490.7%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later30.2%
  • 2011–201938.9%
  • 2001–201016.2%
  • 1991–20007.1%
  • 1981–19903.7%
  • 1956–19803.8%
  • Before 19560.1%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Bouarfaurban30,068+4.2%6,312
Talsintrural18,806+16.3%10.7
Bni Tadjiterural17,557+8.7%5.6
Bouchaouenerural15,242+16.7%4
Tendrararural14,269−7.3%2.2
Bouananerural11,181+11.4%3.9
Figuigurban10,449−3.9%115
Bni Guilrural8,261+22.8%1.5
Boumeriemerural8,067−5.3%4.2
Maatarkarural6,554−17.9%0.9
Abbou Lakhalrural1,790−11.3%1
Ain Chairrural1,501−3.4%11.7
Ain Chouaterrural706−29.8%1.3

In the data

Code
02.251
As digits
02251
Record
/api/provinces/02.251.json
Communes
/api/provinces/02.251/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/02.251/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/02.251/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/02.251/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/02.251/housing.json

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