Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of South Africa’s population is female? Source Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2022 Short answer What share of South Africa’s population is female? For 2022, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) estimates the mid-year population at 60,60 million people. Approximately 51,1% (approximately 30,98 million) of the population is female. ... Back Full answer
Crime & justice Sex & gender How does South Africa’s femicide rate compare? Source SAPS 2019/2020 Crime Statistics Short answer How does South Africa’s femicide rate compare? In the five-year period from 2015 to 2020, a total of 13,815 women over the age of 18 were murdered, according to the South African Police Service. That’s an average of 2,763 murders a year, or about seven women a day. Compared with other countries where stats are available, South A... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Does a woman need the approval/consent of a man to adopt a child in Nigeria? Source Child rights Act 2003 Short answer Does a woman need the approval/consent of a man to adopt a child in Nigeria? Adoption in Nigeria is not restricted to any gender or based on marital status as the law makes provision for both genders either married or unmarried. A woman who is up to 35 years old can adopt without the consent of a man as long as she is deemed fit. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Crime & justice How does Kenya’s femicide rate compare? Source UN Global Study On Homicide: Gender-related killing of women and girls Short answer How does Kenya’s femicide rate compare? An estimated 2.6 out of every 100,000 women and girls were killed in Kenya in 2016. This internationally comparable rate for deaths from interpersonal violence was similar to the global average of 2.6. More: Five facts: Femicide in South Africa ... Back Full answer
Crime & justice Sex & gender What is South Africa’s recorded rape rate? Source South African Police Service Annual Report 2020/21 Short answer What is South Africa’s recorded rape rate? The South African Police Service (SAPS) recorded 36,330 rapes in 2020/21. The rape rate – calculated based on the national mid-year population estimates (60.14 million in 2021) – was 60.41 per 100,000 population, a slight decrease from the rate in 2019/20 which was 71.6 per 100,000 people. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender What is the median age of first marriage in South Africa? Source Stats SA: Marriages and Divorces (2019) Short answer What is the median age of first marriage in South Africa? According to a report released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Marriages and Divorces, 2019, the median age is 32 among first-time brides in civil marriages, up from 31 the year before and 30 in 2015. First-time grooms are getting older too – from 34 in 2015 to 35 in 2019. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender What do women earn compared to men in South Africa? Source Stats SA: Inequality Trends in South Africa (2019) Short answer What do women earn compared to men in South Africa? 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. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender What share of South African women have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime? Source South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2016 Short answer What share of South African women have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime? According to 2016 data, 26% of South African women who had ever had a partner had experienced physical, sexual and/or emotional violence. Physical violence was the most common form of violence experienced by these women, at 21%. This was followed by emotional violence (17%) and sexual violence (6%).... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Crime & justice Covid-19 Did gender-based violence increase during lockdown? Source Department of Social Development Short answer Did gender-based violence increase during lockdown? According to the Department of Social Development, more people contacted the Gender-Based Violence Command Centre during the first two months of South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown. The government established the call centre to “provide immediate care, support and counselling to victims of... Back Full answer