Sub-Saharan Africa's agricultural sector accounts for 17% of its GDP and employs roughly 49% of the workforce. As the region's farming remains largely extensive, population growth is increasing food ...

While the extreme poverty rate will likely fall, the number of poor people will rise due to Africa’s high population growth rate. By 2030, an estimated 479 million Africans (28.1% of the population) ...

Demographic transition may be the biggest single opportunity for the economies of sub-Saharan Africa, but countries will only be able to enjoy the dividends if they make sufficient investment in ...

Though plenty of growth is still baked in, this could have a huge impact on Africa’s total population by 2100. It could also provide a big boost to the continent’s economic development.

India has overtaken China in the rank of the world's most populous nations, with over 1.46 billion people as of 2025In 2022, ...

This number accounts for 5 per cent of the total foreign-born population of 44.9 million. This diversified group comprises people from 51 nations with various ethnic, linguistic, and educational ...

As the global population pushes 8 billion people, Africa and Asia are leading the growth. Nigeria could soon become the world’s fourth most populated country, while India is expected to overtake ...

Africa's Urban Growth Sparks New Opportunities For Investment By Oxford Business Group - Jul 01, 2023, 10:00 AM CDT The urban population of Africa is set to reach 722m by 2026, up from 286m in 2000.

WASHINGTON DC, Jun 9 2025 (IPS) - More than half of sub-Saharan Africa's population lives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS)--economies that face profound challenges such as stagnant ...

Africa's giant mega-city that's one of the richest and could soon have 40m people With a population of over 22 million in 2024, the mega-city has grown at a staggering rate over the past century.