Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of South Africa’s population is female? Source Stats SA Mid-year population estimates (2021) Short answer What share of South Africa’s population is female? 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. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Welfare & population Which African countries have some of the highest female unemployment rates? Source World Bank – Unemployment, female (% of female labour force) - Sub-Saharan Africa 2020 Short answer Which African countries have some of the highest female unemployment rates? According to the most recent figures by the World Bank, Sudanese women had the highest unemployment rate in Africa in 2020 at 31.2%, followed by women in South Africa with an unemployment rate of 31.1%, Gabon with 29.8%, Eswatini with 27.4% and Botswana with 25.7%. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of Nigeria’s population is female? Source World Bank: Population, female - Nigeria 2020 Short answer What share of Nigeria’s population is female? In 2020, Nigeria’s female population was roughly 102 million (101,669,950) or 49.32%. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population Sex & gender How many women are there in Kenya? Source World Bank: Population, female - Kenya Short answer How many women are there in Kenya? According to the most recent data from the World Bank, in 2020 there were just over 27 million (27,052,773) women in Kenya. ... Back Full answer
Crime & justice Welfare & population What are the child abuse statistics in South Africa? Source Safe Spaces: Child Maltreatment in South Africa Short answer What are the child abuse statistics in South Africa? In 2016, the first-ever nationally representative study of child maltreatment in South Africa was published, showing that over 40% of young people have experienced some form of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse or neglect at some point in their lives. This study reported on interviews th... Back Full answer
Migration Welfare & population How many foreign-born people are there in South Africa? Source Stats SA Press Statement: Erroneous reporting of undocumented migrants in SA Short answer How many foreign-born people are there in South Africa? South Africa’s statistics agency, StatsSA, puts the total number of foreigners in South Africa in 2021 at 3.95 million. According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), there were 4.2 million foreigners in South Africa in 2019. Related: Unproven that... 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 rely most heavily on foreign aid as a form of welfare and social development? Source OECD Development Aid At A Glance: Africa 2019 Short answer Which countries in Africa rely most heavily on foreign aid as a form of welfare and social development? 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 2017 were Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The main dono... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population Is Ethiopia the second most populated country in Africa? Source UNPF World Population Dashboard - Ethiopia Short answer Is Ethiopia the second most populated country in Africa? With a population of more than 117 million (2021) people, Ethiopia is the second most populous nation in Africa after Nigeria. ... Back Full answer