Oujda-Angad

وجدة-أنجاد

Préfecture in the région of Oriental.

Population, 2024
572,454
Since 2014
+3.7%
Households
148,929
Communes
11
Area
1,845 km²

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

Most populous
Oujda 506,224
Grew the most
Isly +52.9%
Shrank the most
Bni Khaled −7.5%
Densest
Oujda 5,226 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
18.1%aged 10 and over23.3% in 201424.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
31.1%25.7% in 201437.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
39.7%aged 15 and over45.4% in 201417.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
1.58children per woman2.00 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
5.2%of people6.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.8people on average4.4 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
96.8%of settled households92.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oujda-Angad: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.6%75 and over4.5%
3.4%70–743.2%
4.9%65–694.4%
5.9%60–646.1%
5.5%55–596.1%
5.7%50–546.4%
5.7%45–496.5%
6.6%40–446.7%
6.5%35–396.4%
6.6%30–346.8%
6.5%25–296.9%
7.2%20–247.2%
7.8%15–197.3%
9.3%10–148.4%
8.5%5–97.6%
6.2%0–45.6%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija98.8%
  • Tachelhit4.5%
  • Tarifit3.2%
  • Tamazight2.7%
  • Hassania0.1%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French65.7%
  • English22.5%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot29.7%
  • Bike or motorcycle22.4%
  • Private car20.7%
  • Doesn’t travel to work8.1%
  • Bus6.7%
  • Taxi6.3%
  • Employer’s transport4.0%
  • Another way0.9%
  • Informal transport0.7%
  • Train0.2%
  • Animal0.2%
  • Tram0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
191,561
Standing empty
32.6%13.8% vacant18.8% a second home
Precarious
0.5%0.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
98.5%97.2% on the water mains97.3% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
1.4%households short, against the sound stock
More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house71.7%
  • Apartment14.9%
  • Traditional house8.5%
  • Villa4.3%
  • Other0.4%
  • Slum or basic house0.1%
  • Rural-type0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years62.0%
  • 20 to 49 years33.5%
  • 50 years or more4.4%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
23,42840.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
21,67392.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
63,0402.9 per business
Public services
1,312
Associations
443in premises of their own
Weekly souks
8counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce51.1%
  • Services31.3%
  • Industry12.2%
  • Construction5.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person48.5%
  • 2 to 340.3%
  • 4 to 98.7%
  • 10 to 492.2%
  • 50 and over0.3%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later37.1%
  • 2011–201935.2%
  • 2001–201014.0%
  • 1991–20007.6%
  • 1981–19903.2%
  • 1956–19802.6%
  • Before 19560.3%

Douars

Oujda-Angad’s rural communes hold 207 douars, with 50,144 people. Their homes are, on average, this far from the nearest of each.

Lycée
15.7 km49.5% of homes more than 10 km away
Collège
7.9 km32.8% of homes more than 10 km away
Health centre
7.0 km20.3% of homes more than 10 km away
Paved road
0.8 km0.0% of homes more than 10 km away
Primary school
2.4 km0.7% of homes more than 10 km away

Every commune on the map

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Oujdaurban506,224+2.4%5,226
Ahl Angadrural18,051+27.2%62.9
Bni Drarurban10,907−0.3%3,056
Islyrural10,256+52.9%49.5
Bni Khaledrural6,239−7.5%34.8
Sidi Moussa Lemhayarural6,062+48.1%34.4
Ain Sfarural4,426−1.4%12.6
Mestferkirural4,335−1.0%18.5
Sidi Boulenouarrural3,600+4.3%21.5
Bsararural1,335−6.5%9.8
Naimaurban1,019−6.3%197

In the data

Code
02.411
As digits
02411
Record
/api/provinces/02.411.json
Communes
/api/provinces/02.411/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/02.411/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/02.411/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/02.411/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/02.411/housing.json

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