Economy What is the youth unemployment rate in Nigeria? Source The World Bank: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) - Nigeria Short answer What is the youth unemployment rate in Nigeria? The World Bank defines youth as people between the ages of 15 and 24. In 2021, the unemployment rate among young people in Nigeria was 19.6%. ... Back Full answer
Economy How many people are employed in South Africa’s tourism sector? Source Minister Patricia De Lille notes tourism statistics (2023) Short answer How many people are employed in South Africa’s tourism sector? According to the latest available data, the tourism sector in South Africa directly employed 459,533 people in 2020. This was a significant decrease of 41.1% or 320,563 employees compared to 2019. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is South Africa’s unemployment rate? Source Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2:2023 Short answer What is South Africa’s unemployment rate? According to Statistics South Africa, the official unemployment rate for South Africa in the first quarter of 2023 was recorded at 32.9%. The rate for the second quarter of 2023 was 32.6%. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is South Africa’s youth unemployment rate? Source Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2:2023 Short answer What is South Africa’s youth unemployment rate? South Africa's youth unemployment rate for the 15-34 age group (NEET) in the second quarter of 2023 was reported to be 34.2%. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Which African countries criminalise same-sex sexual activity? Source ILGA World – Our Identities Under Arrest Report (Dec 2021) Short answer Which African countries criminalise same-sex sexual activity? According to the International LGBTI Association (ILGA), 33 of the 54 African countries recognised by the United Nations have laws that criminalise same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender expressions. These are Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Where in Africa is same-sex marriage legal? Source ILGA Database: Legal Frameworks – Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Unions Short answer Where in Africa is same-sex marriage legal? South Africa is the only country in Africa where same-sex marriage is legal. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Where in Africa can transgender people legally change their sex description and gender marker? Source ILGA Database: Legal Frameworks - Legal Gender Recognition Short answer Where in Africa can transgender people legally change their sex description and gender marker? Namibia and South Africa are the only countries in Africa that have legal procedures to change a person’s name and gender marker on identity documents. These two processes give trans and gender diverse people the ability to hold identity documents that match their identity and expression, whi... Back Full answer
Economy Agriculture How much does agriculture contribute to Nigeria’s GDP? Source Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report Q1 2023 (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much does agriculture contribute to Nigeria’s GDP? Agriculture contributed 19.63% to nominal GDP in the first quarter of 2023. This figure was lower than the share recorded in the first quarter of 2022 and in the fourth quarter of 2022 which were 21.09% and 24.90% respectively. However, the sector contributed 21.66% of total GDP in real terms in the... Back Full answer
Crime & justice Sex & gender How does South Africa’s femicide rate compare? Source South African Police Service Annual Report 2021/2022 Short answer How does South Africa’s femicide rate compare? The South African Police Service's annual report recorded 25,204 murders in 2021/22, an increase of 26.6% from the 19,904 recorded in 2020/21. Of these, 3,198 were women. That’s an average of about nine women murdered every day. Compared to other countries for which statistics are availab... Back Full answer