Facts in Q&A format

According to the latest crime statistics, 319 children were murdered in South Africa between October 2022 and December 2022, and a further 488 survived attempted murder. A further 2,039 children were victims of physical assault. ...

Yes, of countries with data, South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, ranking first among 164 countries in the World Bank's global poverty database. ...

In 2022, the mid-year population estimates indicate that about 28% of the population (17 million) is aged younger than 15 years. ...

The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures acute multidimensional poverty across more than 100 developing countries. It does so by measuring each person’s overlapping deprivations across 10 indicators in three equally weighted dimensions: health, education and standard of living. One...

South Africa’s official unemployment rate was 33.9% in the second quarter of 2022. It means that 33.9% of the labour force, aged 15 to 64, was without work, available for work and looking for work or trying to start a business. This is also known as the narrow definition of unemployment. The ex...

The City of Johannesburg – with a population of 5.4 million – is the biggest metro in South Africa. It is followed by the City of Cape Town (4.4 million) and eThekwini (Durban and surrounds) with a population of 3.9 million. ...

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. Long and healthy life is measured by life expectancy. South Africa’s HDI value fo...

By the end of the period 2020/21, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provided income support to 11.45 million vulnerable individuals and households throughout the country with social assistance. ...

As of June 2022 an estimated 60.6 million people called South Africa home. ...