#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? Kenya's female population stood at 27.6 million in 2021. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population Is South Africa the most unequal country in the world? Source Inequality in Southern Africa : An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union (English) Short answer Is South Africa the most unequal country in the world? Yes, of countries with data, South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, ranking first among 164 countries in the World Bank's global poverty database. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population What is the life expectancy in Kenya? Source World Population Dashboard: Kenya Short answer What is the life expectancy in Kenya? Data from the United Nations Population Fund put Kenya’s life expectancy in 2022 at 65 years for men and 70 years for women. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population What are the main religions in Kenya? Source Association of Religion Data Archives Short answer What are the main religions in Kenya? In 2020, close to 81% of Kenyans were Christian, 8% were Muslim and 0.1% were atheist or had no religion. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population How many people live in South Africa? Source Mid-year Population Estimates 2020 (Statistics South Africa) Short answer How many people live in South Africa? As of June 2022 an estimated 60.6 million people called South Africa home. ... Back Full answer
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 estimates the mid-year population to be 60.6 million people. Approximately 51% (about 31 million) of the population is female. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Welfare & population What share of Nigeria's doctor population is female? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's doctor population is female? According to the statistical report on men and women, female doctors made up less than 35% of all doctors in 2017 and 2018. In 2019 this share increased slightly to 35.04%. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of Nigeria's teacher population is female? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's teacher population is female? In 2019, 56.2% of primary school teachers across Nigeria were female. This dropped to 50.4% in secondary schools and 23.6% among university academic staff. Women accounted for just 15% of professors. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of Nigeria's female adult population is literate? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's female adult population is literate? Literacy data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) showed that 59.3% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Nigeria were literate, compared to 70.9% for men. This data was from the 2016/17 multi-indicator cluster survey. A person was considered literate if they could read a short, si... Back Full answer