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Welfare & population

World Bank: Population, total - Ghana

Ghana’s population was 31.73 million in 2021.

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Distribution of the population by ethnicity/nationality

A breakdown of the Kenyan population based on ethnicity, according to the 2019 census. For non-Kenyans, a breakdown of their respective countries of origin is provided.

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Sex & gender

Gender participation in key decision-making positions

The participation of women and men in decision-making through selected positions of leadership in Kenya in 2018.

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Age demographics from annual household survey

Statistics South Africa has published its general household survey every year since 2002. The survey is a household-based instrument that aims to determine development progress in South Africa. It includes basic population statistics for South Africa's nine provinces.
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South Africa's population by religion

The distribution of religious beliefs in South Africa's population. The data comes from Statistics South Africa's 2016 Community Survey, a large-scale, inter-census study – and one of few available data sources – that provides household and population data at municipal level. The survey was conducted five years after Census 2011, five years before Census 2021.
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Social attitudes in South Africa

The Human Sciences Research Council publishes the South African Social Attitudes Survey every year. This representative cross-sectional survey tracks societal values, charting the interaction between South Africa’s political and economic structures and the population’s attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns.
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UNESCO population data for Nigeria

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is the official source of internationally comparable population data. Country data for Nigeria can be accessed on the portal.
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Nigeria population census, 2006

The National Bureau of Statistics held its last national population census in 2006. The report is available in PDF. The data can also be viewed in dashboard format on the Nigeria Data Portal.
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Population ageing, data for Nigeria

Data on population ageing in Nigeria, including ageing indexes and population pyramids. It was prepared by the Population Division of the United Nations as a contribution to the 2002 World Assembly on Ageing.

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