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Mozambique is the only country in Sub-Saharan Africa (and in the world) in which Christians substantially increased their share of the population, growing to 61% (up 5 points).
The proportion of households in South Africa residing in formal dwellings has increased from 65.1% in 1996 to 88.5% in Census 2022.
The provinces with larger rural
areas – KwaZulu-Natal (8%) and Eastern Cape (11.7%) – recorded the highest proportion of traditional dwellings.
Northern Cape (12.1%) had the highest proportion of households residing in informal dwellings, with Gauteng and the Western Cape (both at approximately 11%) following closely.
The provinces with larger rural
areas – KwaZulu-Natal (8%) and Eastern Cape (11.7%) – recorded the highest proportion of traditional dwellings.
Northern Cape (12.1%) had the highest proportion of households residing in informal dwellings, with Gauteng and the Western Cape (both at approximately 11%) following closely.
Apart from JKIA and MIA, the most popular entry point into Kenya is the Busia border.
Kisumu is most often used for holiday/leisure.
Kisumu is most often used for holiday/leisure.
Notable increase in the total refugee population in Somalia, rising from 11,223 in 2020 to 17,166 in 2023, signifying a growth of approximately 53%.
Adult males are more likely to be displaced, possibly due to factors such as conflict-induced migration.
Yemeni refugees make up the largest portion of the refugee population each year, with their numbers increasing significantly from 6,371 in 2020 to 10,563 in 2023.
Adult males are more likely to be displaced, possibly due to factors such as conflict-induced migration.
Yemeni refugees make up the largest portion of the refugee population each year, with their numbers increasing significantly from 6,371 in 2020 to 10,563 in 2023.
Global fertility rates have declined almost continuously over the past half a century, from an average total fertility rate of 4.8 live births per woman in 1970 to 2.2 in 2024.
Women today bear one child fewer, on average, than they did around 1990, when the global fertility rate stood at 3.3.
The decline is projected to continue until the end of the century, reaching 1.8 live births per woman by 2100.
- UN World Fertility Report
Women today bear one child fewer, on average, than they did around 1990, when the global fertility rate stood at 3.3.
The decline is projected to continue until the end of the century, reaching 1.8 live births per woman by 2100.
- UN World Fertility Report
According to the Employer Skills and Occupations (ESOS) survey by Kenya's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, male employees in formal sector employment accounted for 62.3% of total employment in 2022.
Only in agriculture, the proportion of females to males is closer at 43.3%, while in industry, males are disproportionately higher at 71%.
Only in agriculture, the proportion of females to males is closer at 43.3%, while in industry, males are disproportionately higher at 71%.
The proportion of households with no access to piped water in South Africa has remained the same between 2011 and 2022.
1 in 5 households have no access to piped water in South Africa's northern-most province, Limpopo.
The differences between provinces are stark.
1 in 5 households have no access to piped water in South Africa's northern-most province, Limpopo.
The differences between provinces are stark.
Under current demographic projections, economies around the world are progressively crossing their “demographic turning point”—the year when the share of the working-age population in their total population begins to decline—typically marking a transition from a demographic dividend to a demographic drag (Bloom, Canning, and Sevilla 2003).
- IMF WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: A Critical Juncture amid Policy Shifts
- IMF WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: A Critical Juncture amid Policy Shifts
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