Facts in Q&A format

In the 2024/25 financial year, South Africa’s Department of Social Development reported 26,852 cases of child abuse and neglect....

Sub-Saharan Africa’s unemployment rate was about 5.8% in 2024....

In 2024, Kenya’s female population was estimated at 28.4 million, making up 50.3% of the total population....

In 2023, South Africa recorded 36 divorces per 100,000 population....

As of September 2024, Uganda hosted about 1.74 million refugees and asylum seekers. Most came from South Sudan (55%) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (29%)....

According to the 2022 census: Johannesburg has 4.8 million people; Cape Town, 4.77 million; Durban (eThekwini), 4.24 million; and Tshwane (including Pretoria), 4.04 million. The census was affected by a 31% undercount and produced inconsistent data at the local level....

According to the 2022 census, there were about 2.4 million international migrants in South Africa. The share of immigrants in the total population decreased from 4.2% in 2011 to 3.9% in 2022....

In mid-2024, South Africa’s population was estimated at about 63 million....

The working age population is internationally defined as those between 15 and 64. South Africa adopts this standard to align with global labour force reporting....