Africa is the most youthful continent, with 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under age 30. With high fertility rates and objections to birth control, the youth population will continue to grow. Investing in ...

South Africa’s population has expanded significantly since its first democratic census, with major shifts in age groups, ...

Nigeria has retained its position as Africa’s most populous country, with an estimated population of 242.4 million people in 2026, according to the latest population estimates by Worldometer sighted ...

Where is Africa heading? The question has occupied Jakkie Cilliers for years. He is the founder and chairman of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), a research and analysis centre in Pretoria ...

South Africa’s population has now exceeded 63 million, according to the latest mid-year population estimates for 2024. The country’s population grew by approximately 835,513 individuals, marking a ...

According to the United Nations (UN) population projections, the population of Africa will continue to grow strongly in the course of this century, while on other continents population growth will ...

Africa’s population in 1950 stood at 228.7 million and by 2022, that figure increased by over a billion people to about 1.5 billion - making up about 17.89% of the global population. The continent’s ...

Africa has for the first time become the continent with the largest number of people facing hunger and undernourishment.