Fact-a-day archive

For Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole 49% of those aged 65 or older are part of the labour force. For… Read More

South Africa’s Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid), in 2006 was 41. Lowest was Uganda… Read More

In 2005, South Africa’s child immunisation rate (measles) expressed as a percenatage of of children aged 12-23 months, was 82%…. Read More

In 2005, the gross domestic product of Sub-Saharan Africa was $630 billion. Highest was South Africa at $242 billion, followed… Read More