Key Statistics

 
 

Youth Population Growth: "By 2050, Africa’s youth population is expected to double, reaching over 830 million."

  1. Job Creation Needs: "To support this growth, Africa will need to create 20 million jobs each year."

  2. Unemployment: "Nine out of ten countries with the highest unemployment rates are in Sub-Saharan Africa."

  3. Informal Employment: "The majority of jobs in Africa are in the informal sector, lacking job security and benefits."

  4. AFRICA is going through a higher education boom: in 1991, the continent had only 2.7 million students but, according to the World Bank, by the end of 2015 projections are between 18-20 million students.

 

20million

Jobs yearly

2.5B

by 2050

 

exceed $100 b a year

African diaspora Remittance