#YouAsked Welfare & population Which country in Africa has the youngest population? Source Pew Research Center: Populations skew older in some of the countries hit hard by COVID-19 Short answer Which country in Africa has the youngest population? Niger has the world’s youngest population. Half of Niger’s population is 14 or younger, and the median age is 15. Back Full answer
Welfare & population What is the divorce rate in South Africa? Source Stats SA: Marriages and Divorces 2019 Short answer What is the divorce rate in South Africa? According to STATS SA’s most recent Marriages and Divorces report, the observed crude divorce rate was 40 divorces per 100,000 estimated resident population in 2019. There were 23,710 completed divorce forms processed in 2019, a decrease of 6.2% from the 25,284 divorces processed… Back Full answer
Welfare & population How many refugees are there in Uganda? Source Vox Populi: Who will care for the carers? The untold stories of Uganda's refugee-host relationships Short answer How many refugees are there in Uganda? Statistics from the Office of the Prime Minister show that Uganda is host to over one million refugees, the majority from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. A 2018 report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs puts the number at over 1.8 million. Back Full answer
Welfare & population Which countries in Africa have the most ethnic diversity? Source Stanford University Short answer Which countries in Africa have the most ethnic diversity? There are several global indexes that measure some level of ethnic and cultural diversity. Stanford research from 2003 by James Fearon provides ethnic and cultural diversity data by country. Overall, Africa's diversity rankings are much higher than that of other continents. The top scorers in the… Back Full answer
Welfare & population Which African countries have the highest life expectancy at birth by gender, for countries and regions? Source United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Short answer Which African countries have the highest life expectancy at birth by gender, for countries and regions? Overall, women have a higher life expectancy than men in Africa for all regions. Female life expectancy in North Africa is the highest at 72.4, followed by East Africa (62.2), Southern Africa (59) and Central Africa (57). West Africa has the lowest average life expectancy of all regions, at 55.6… Back Full answer
FEATURED #YouAsked Welfare & population What is the size of Ghana’s population? Source Ghana Statistical Service Short answer What is the size of Ghana’s population? Ghana’s projected population for 2020 stood at 30.96 million. Back Full answer
Welfare & population What are Africa’s major religions? Source Association of Religion Data Archives Short answer What are Africa’s major religions? 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… Back Full answer
Welfare & population Which country has the highest suicide rate in Africa? Source Africa Check fact check Short answer Which country has the highest suicide rate in Africa? When adjusted for different age distributions in different populations, Lesotho has the highest suicide rate in Africa. This age-standardised rate was estimated at 28.9 suicides per 100,000 people in 2016. The estimate (the most recent available at the time of publication) is from the World Health… Back Full answer
Welfare & population Which countries in Africa rely most heavily on foreign aid as a form of welfare and social development? Source Organisations for Economic Co-operation and Development Short answer Which countries in Africa rely most heavily on foreign aid as a form of welfare and social development? The five African countries that were the top recipients of official development assistance were Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria. The main donors were the United States, EU institutions and the World Bank's development association, according to 2014 data from the Organisations for… Back Full answer
