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In 2018, the number of girls and women married in childhood in Nigeria stood at 22 million, according to the most recent data from UNICEF. The population of Nigeria stood at just under 196 million (195,874,685) which amounts to an incidence rate of 11,232 child brides per 100,000 people. ...

Child marriage is prevalent in Nigeria, with 43% of girls married before the age of 18. ...

Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, with six of the world’s 10 countries where the practice is most common situated in West and Central Africa, including Niger, the Central African Republic, Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea. In all six of these count...

In 2020, Nigeria’s female population was roughly 102 million (101,669,950) or 49.32%. ...

For 2021, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) estimates the mid-year population at 60.14 million people. Approximately 51.1% (approximately 30.75 million) of the population is female. ...

Statistics South Africa’s Inequality Trends in South Africa report, which was released in 2019, found that women earned on average 30% less than men in the same jobs. The report reveals that males are more likely to be employed and have relatively better-paying jobs compared to females. ...