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
#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 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
Welfare & population What is the most populous country in Africa? Source UN Economic and Social Affairs Short answer What is the most populous country in Africa? Nigeria has the largest population in Africa with 190,886,311 people in 2017, according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Population Division. Back Full answer
Welfare & population What is the least populous country in Africa? Source UN Economic and Social Affairs Short answer What is the least populous country in Africa? Seychelles has the smallest population in Africa with 94,737 people in 2017, according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Population Division. Back Full answer
Welfare & population How do African population growth rates compare to the rest of the world? Source United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Short answer How do African population growth rates compare to the rest of the world? Over the past three decades, the population of African countries grew at an average annual rate of 2.6%, compared with the global average rate of 1.5%. Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population Sex & gender How many women are there in Kenya? Source World Bank population data, female - Kenya Short answer How many women are there in Kenya? In 2020, Kenya’s female population stood at roughly 27 million. Back Full answer
