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Welfare & population

Mid-year population estimates by population group, age and sex

South Africa's population in five-year age groups according to population group, age and sex. As included in Statistics South Africa's annual mid-year population estimates.

29 October 2020
Mid-year population estimates by population group, age and sex
Welfare & population

Social grants in South Africa

The South African Social Security Agency publishes monthly data on social grants in the country's nine provinces.
29 October 2020
Social grants in South Africa
Welfare & population

Data on male and female population, 2015

Data on multiple demographic indicators, including health, education and labour, for men and women in Nigeria. The study was published in 2015 by the National Bureau of Statistics.
29 October 2020
Data on male and female population, 2015
Welfare & population

Social protection in Nigeria

A project briefing, part of a UNICEF Nigeria-funded project on child-sensitive social protection and the policies that support it, published in 2011.
29 October 2020
Social protection in Nigeria
Welfare & population

UN data providing breakdown by religion

A UN database that provides country data on population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence. It only includes data from available population and housing censuses reported to the UN Statistics Division.
29 October 2020
UN data providing breakdown by religion
Welfare & population

World Bank population data

A World Bank population databank that includes graphs, maps and comparisons between population indicators in sub-Saharan Africa.
29 October 2020
World Bank population data
Welfare & population

UN population data

World Population Prospects, a database from the UN Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, is often used for population calculations and forecasts.
29 October 2020
UN population data
Welfare & population

Employment and unemployment in South Africa

Statistics South Africa’s latest figures on employment and unemployment rates.

29 October 2020
Employment and unemployment in South Africa
Welfare & population

Kenya Population and Housing Census 2019 : Volume IV (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

Data published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on the distribution of the population by county and sub-county, and population density in 2019. The Kenya Population and Housing Census is carried out every 10 years.


 

29 October 2020
2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume IV

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