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According to the latest figures from the World Bank, Sudanese women had the highest unemployment rate in Africa in 2021 at 30.5%, followed by women in South Africa at 30.3%, Gabon at 29.7%, Eswatini at 26.5% and Somalia at 25.7%. ...

When calculating the suicide rate, two estimated mortality rates from suicide are given: age-standardised and crude. The crude suicide rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year, divided by the population and multiplied by 100,000. The age-standardised rate adjusts for differences in the age dis...

Between 2022 and 2050,sub-Saharan Africa’s population is expected to almost double, surpassing 2 billion inhabitants by the late 2040s. With average fertility levels remaining close to 3 births per woman in 2050, the region is projected to account for more than half of the growth of the world’s ...

There is little aggregated data on religious beliefs on the continent. The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) provides regional aggregates derived from UN and World Bank data. Christianity is the main religion in three African regions: East Africa (66%), Southern Africa (82%), and Central ...

The most populous African country is Nigeria, estimated at more than 211 million inhabitants as of 2021. ...

Overall, women have a higher life expectancy than men in Africa. Female life expectancy in North Africa/Middle East is the highest at 76, followed by East Africa and Southern Africa (67) and Western and Central Africa (60). The three African countries with the lowest life expectancy for women a...

According to the most recent statistics by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the five African countries that were the top recipients of official development assistance in 2019 were Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The ma...

With a population of 99,202 people in 2021, Seychelles was the least populous country in Africa. ...

Niger, in Western Africa, has the world’s youngest population. Half of Niger’s population is 14 or younger, and the median age is 15. ...