Sefrou

صفرو

Province in the région of Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024
304,748
Since 2014
+6.4%
Households
81,262
Communes
23
Area
3,485 km²
Ain CheggagAit Sebaa LajroufImmouzzer-KandarKandar Sidi KhiarLaanoussarAzzabaAhl Sidi LahcenRas TaboudaBir Tam-TamAghbalou AqorarBhalilSefrouSidi Youssef Ben AhmedTazoutaAin TimguenaiEl MenzelMtarnaghaOulad MkoudouRibate El KheirIrhzraneDar El HamraAdrejTafajight

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

Most populous
Sefrou 86,903
Grew the most
Ain Cheggag +39.7%
Shrank the most
Adrej −28.9%
Densest
Sefrou 7,281 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
30.5%aged 10 and over37.1% in 201440.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
24.2%17.0% in 201429.5% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
36.0%aged 15 and over44.4% in 201413.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
96.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
2.07children per woman2.08 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
6.2%of people6.0% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
3.7people on average4.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
88.0%of settled households75.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sefrou: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
3.6%75 and over4.0%
3.0%70–742.9%
4.1%65–693.7%
5.5%60–645.5%
5.6%55–595.4%
6.3%50–546.1%
6.1%45–496.7%
6.3%40–447.2%
6.0%35–397.0%
5.7%30–346.4%
5.3%25–295.9%
6.2%20–246.6%
8.9%15–197.9%
10.2%10–149.1%
9.4%5–98.5%
7.8%0–47.0%

Local languages used

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

  • Darija94.7%
  • Tamazight41.3%
  • Tachelhit3.7%
  • Tarifit0.6%
  • Hassania0.1%

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic99.6%
  • French57.6%
  • English17.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • On foot55.5%
  • Private car9.9%
  • Employer’s transport7.3%
  • Taxi5.4%
  • Bike or motorcycle3.4%
  • Bus2.8%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings
61,238
Standing empty
24.7%11.8% vacant12.9% a second home
Precarious
4.3%2.1% a slum or basic house
On the sewer
88.4%95.2% on the water mains96.2% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall
6.2%households short, against the sound stock

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

  • Modern house79.7%
  • Apartment8.0%
  • Traditional house4.7%
  • Villa3.3%
  • Slum or basic house2.1%
  • Other1.2%
  • Rural-type0.9%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

  • Under 20 years55.2%
  • 20 to 49 years40.0%
  • 50 years or more4.8%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments
9,71531.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
8,11783.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
15,6241.9 per business
Public services
1,292
Associations
306in premises of their own
Weekly souks
13counted outside the total

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce51.8%
  • Services31.3%
  • Industry13.6%
  • Construction3.3%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person69.4%
  • 2 to 324.5%
  • 4 to 94.9%
  • 10 to 491.1%
  • 50 and over0.1%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later40.9%
  • 2011–201933.0%
  • 2001–201014.0%
  • 1991–20007.4%
  • 1981–19903.0%
  • 1956–19801.6%
  • Before 19560.2%

Communes

CommuneTypePopulation, 2024Since 2014Per km²
Sefrouurban86,903+8.8%7,281
Ain Cheggagrural28,584+39.7%261
Immouzzer-Kandarurban21,943+14.7%4,643
Ait Sebaa Lajroufrural18,701+7.1%75.4
Ribate El Kheirurban18,469+10.3%1,851
Sidi Youssef Ben Ahmedrural13,748+11.2%94.9
Bhalilurban13,727+5.6%4,297
El Menzelurban11,400−9.8%3,413
Kandar Sidi Khiarrural10,417+11.7%58.5
Aghbalou Aqorarrural9,920+2.1%36.1
Laanoussarrural9,285+9.2%19.1
Bir Tam-Tamrural8,954−2.1%60
Irhzranerural8,498−11.7%13.3
Ain Timguenairural6,598+1.2%86.1
Azzabarural6,128−4.9%159
Ras Taboudarural6,022−5.7%62
Oulad Mkoudourural5,872−11.9%43.3
Tazoutarural5,804−6.8%29.9
Mtarnagharural4,056−10.9%30.6
Ahl Sidi Lahcenrural3,566−16.8%31.7
Dar El Hamrarural3,540−11.9%30.5
Tafajightrural1,397−17.7%11.5
Adrejrural1,216−28.9%6.2

In the data

Code
03.451
As digits
03451
Record
/api/provinces/03.451.json
Communes
/api/provinces/03.451/communes/page/1.json
Boundary
/api/provinces/03.451/boundary.geojson
Census figures
/api/provinces/03.451/indicators.json
Business and jobs
/api/provinces/03.451/economy.json
Urban dwellings
/api/provinces/03.451/housing.json

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