Africa has the world’s youngest population, with around 200 million people aged 15-24, making up 20% of the total population. Unemployment rates among this group can be as high as 60%, with lack of work cited as a reason for joining rebel movements. Other statistics include high levels of malnutrition in children under five, and a growing literacy rate among young African women.
The proportion of young people in Africa is about 20% as of 2011. About 20% of the total population of Africa is between the ages of 15 and 24. This equates to around 200 million young people, making Africa the place with the world’s youngest ever population. The total population of Africa is nearly 1.1 billion as of 2014, or about 16% of the entire world population. However, this number is projected to double by 2050. Africa’s high youth population is thought to contribute to a high number of under-25s unemployed. In some African countries, unemployment among the young population varies between 30% and 60%. 40% of Senegalese youth who participated in a World Bank survey in 2011 cited lack of work as the main reason for joining rebel movements.
More information on the African youth population:
36% of children under five in Africa are malnourished.
More than 70% of the youth population in Africa is self-employed or works in family businesses.
From 1990 to 2010, the literacy rate of young African women increased by 15% to an average of 67%, and narrowed the gap between male literacy from a 25% discrepancy to just 9%.
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