Number of women for 100 men(1995)

• North Africa: 97 women for 100 men

• Sub-Saharan Africa: 102 women for 100 men

• World: 98,6 women for 100 men
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Percentage of girls and boys of less than 15 years old (1995)

• North Africa: 38% of girls - 40% of boys

• Sub-Saharan Africa: 43% of girls - 45% of boys
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Average size of households (1970 & 1990)

• North Africa: 5,2 individuals in 1970 - 5,4 individuals in 1990

• Sub-Saharan Africa: 5,2 individuals in 1970 - 5,1 individuals in 1990
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Percentage of households with a woman as the head of the family (1990)

• North Africa: 13%

• Sub-Saharan Africa: 20%
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Countries where the average age of women in their first marriage is less than 20 years old (1990)

• Benin, Cameroon, Central African Rebpublic, Comores, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tomé-et-Principe, Sierra Leone, Uganda
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Percentage of married women living in polygamy (1986/1992)

• North Africa : Morocco (5%)

• Sub-Saharan Africa: Burundi (12%); Cameroon (39%); Ghana (33%); Kenya (23%); Liberia (38 %); Madagascar (4%); Mali (45%); Namibia (13%); Niger (36%); Nigeria (41%); Rwanda (14%); Senegal (46%); Sudan (20%); Tanzania (28%); Togo (52%); Uganda (34%); Zambia (18%).
  Sources: Charles F. Westoff, Ann K. Blanc, Laura Nyblade, Macro International Inc., 1994
  
  

Fertility Rate of 15-19 years old women (1990-95)

• North Africa: 60 births for 1000 women

• Sub-Saharan Africa: 160 births for 1000 women
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Percentage of 20-49 years old women who had a child before 20 years old (1986/1992)

• North Africa:
  Urban Areas: Egypt (30%); Morocco (24%); Tunisia (17%)
  Rural Areas : Egypt (53%); Morocco (35%); Tunisia (25%)
  

• Sub-Saharan Africa:
  Urban Areas:
  Botswana (54%); Burundi(47%); Cameroon (60%); Ghana (47%); Kenya (52%); Liberia (61 %); Madagascar (59%); Mali (60%); Namibia (42%); Niger (65%); Nigeria (44%); Rwanda (24%); Senegal (49%); Sudan (35%); Tanzania (59%); Togo (46%); Uganda (34%); Zambia (64%); Zimbabwe (50%) Rural Areas:
  Botswana (57%); Burundi(34%); Cameroon (68%); Ghana (58%); Kenya (67%); Liberia (56 %); Madagascar (61%); Mali (62%); Namibia (38%); Niger (72%); Nigeria (56%); Rwanda (30%); Senegal (67%); Sudan (45%); Tanzania (61%); Togo (64%); Uganda (70%); Zambia (70%); Zimbabwe (57%)
  Sources: Macro International Inc., Calverton, Maryland, USA
  
  

Number of women for 100 men

• ALGERIA: 100

• ANGOLA: 103

• BENIN: 102

• BOTSWANA: 108

• BURKINA FASO: 102

• BURUNDI: 104

• CAMEROON:101

• CAPE-VERDE: 112

• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 106

• CHAD: 103

• COMOROS: 97

• CONGO: 104

• CÔTE D'IVOIRE: 97

• DJIBOUTI: 99

• EGYPT: 97

• EQUATORIAL GUINEA: 103

• ERITHREA: ..

• ETHIOPIA: 100

• GABON: 102

• GAMBIA: 102

• GHANA: 101

• GUINEA: 99

• GUINEA-BISSAU: 103

• KENYA: 100

• LESOTHO: 105

• LIBERIA: 98

• LIBYA: 92

• MADAGASCAR: 102

• MALAWI: 102

• MALI: 103

• MAURICE: 101

• MAURITANIA: 102

• MOROCCO: 100

• MOZAMBIQUE: 102

• NAMIBIA: 99

• NIGER: 102

• NIGERIA: 102

• REUNION: 104

• RWANDA: 102

• SAO TOME & PRINCIPE: 101

• SENEGAL: 100

• SEYCHELLES: 100

• SIERRA LEONE: 103

• SOMALIA: 102

• SOUTH AFRICA: 101

• SUDAN: 99

• SWAZILAND: 103

• TANZANIA: 102

• TOGO: 102

• TUNISIA: 98

• UGANDA: 101

• WESTERN SAHARA: ..

• ZAÏRE: 102

• ZAMBIA: 102

• ZIMBABWE: 101
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Global Fertility Rate (1970-75 & 1990-95)

• ALGERIA: 7,4 (1970-75); 4,9 (1990-95)

• ANGOLA: 6,6 (1970-75); 7,2 (1990-95)

• BENIN: 7,1 (1970-75); 7,1 (1990-95)

• BOTSWANA: 6,9 (1970-75); 5,1 (1990-95)

• BURKINA FASO: 6,4 (1970-75); 6,5 (1990-95)

• BURUNDI: 6,8 (1970-75); 6,8 (1990-95)

• CAMEROON: 6,3 (1970-75); 5,7 (1990-95)

• CAPE-VERDE: 7,0 (1970-75); 4,3 (1990-95)

• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 5,7 (1970-75); 6,2 (1990-95)

• CHAD: 6,0 (1970-75); 5,9 (1990-95)

• COMOROS: 7,1 (1970-75); 7,1 (1990-95)

• CONGO: 6,3 (1970-75); 6,3 (1990-95)

• CÔTE D'IVOIRE: 7,4 (1970-75); 7,4 (1990-95)

• DJIBOUTI: 6,6 (1970-75); 6,6 (1990-95)

• EGYPT: 5,5 (1970-75); 4,1 (1990-95)

• EQUATORIAL GUINEA: 5,7 (1970-75); 5,9 (1990-95)

• ERITHREA: .. (1970-75); .. (1990-95)

• ETHIOPIA: 6,8 (1970-75); 7,0 (1990-95)

• GABON: 4,3 (1970-75); 5,3 (1990-95)

• GAMBIA: 6,5 (1970-75); 6,1 (1990-95)

• GHANA: 6,6 (1970-75); 6,0 (1990-95)

• GUINEA: 7,0 (1970-75); 7,0 (1990-95)

• GUINEA-BISSAU: 5,4 (1970-75); 5,8 (1990-95)

• KENYA: 8,1 (1970-75); 6,3 (1990-95)

• LESOTHO: 5,7 (1970-75); 4,7 (1990-95)

• LIBERIA: 6,8 (1970-75); 6,8 (1990-95)

• LIBYA: 7,6 (1970-75); 6,4 (1990-95)

• MADAGASCAR: 6,6 (1970-75); 6,6 (1990-95)

• MALAWI: 7,4 (1970-75); 7,6 (1990-95)

• MALI: 7,1 (1970-75); 7,1 (1990-95)

• MAURICE: 3,3 (1970-75); 2,0 (1990-95)

• MAURITANIA: 6,5 (1970-75); 6,5 (1990-95)

• MOROCCO: 6,9 (1970-75); 4,4 (1990-95)

• MOZAMBIQUE: 6,5 (1970-75); 6,5 (1990-95)

• NAMIBIA: 6,0 (1970-75); 6,0 (1990-95)

• NIGER: 7,1 (1970-75); 7,1 (1990-95)

• NIGERIA: 6,9 (1970-75); 6,4 (1990-95)

• REUNION: 6,8 (1970-75); 6,8 (1990-95)

• RWANDA: 8,3 (1970-75); 8,5 (1990-95)

• SAO TOME & PRINCIPE: .. (1970-75); 6,4 (1990-95)

• SENEGAL: 7,0 (1970-75); 6,1 (1990-95)

• SEYCHELLES: 5,2 (1970-75); 2,7 (1990-95)

• SIERRA LEONE: 6,5 (1970-75); 6,5 (1990-95)

• SOMALIA: 7,0 (1970-75); 7,0 (1990-95)

• SOUTH AFRICA: 5,5 (1970-75); 4,1 (1990-95)

• SUDAN: 6,7 (1970-75); 6,0 (1990-95)

• SWAZILAND: 6,5 (1970-75); 4,9 (1990-95)

• TANZANIA: 6,8 (1970-75); 6,8 (1990-95)

• TOGO: 6,6 (1970-75); 6,6 (1990-95)

• TUNISIA: 6,2 (1970-75); 3,4 (1990-95)

• UGANDA: 6,9 (1970-75); 7,3 (1990-95)

• WESTERN SAHARA: .. (1970-75); .. (1990-95)

• ZAÏRE: 6,3 (1970-75); 6,7 (1990-95)

• ZAMBIA: 6,9 (1970-75); 6,3 (1990-95)

• ZIMBABWE: 7,2 (1970-75); 5,3 (1990-95)
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Births for 1000 women of 15-19 years old (1990-95)

• ALGERIA: 37

• ANGOLA: 236

• BENIN: 152

• BOTSWANA: 127

• BURKINA FASO: 165

• BURUNDI: 60

• CAMEROON: 141

• CAPE-VERDE: 22

• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 183

• CHAD: 192

• COMOROS: 166

• CONGO: 146

• CÔTE D'IVOIRE: 228

• DJIBOUTI: 205

• EGYPT: 78

• EQUATORIAL GUINEA: 192

• ERITHREA: ..

• ETHIOPIA: 169

• GABON: 163

• GAMBIA: 204

• GHANA: 127

• GUINEA: 241

• GUINEA-BISSAU: 189

• KENYA: 142

• LESOTHO: 80

• LIBERIA: 230

• LIBYA: 110

• MADAGASCAR: 125

• MALAWI: 249

• MALI: 199

• MAURICE: 39

• MAURITANIA: 160

• MOROCCO: 46

• MOZAMBIQUE: 131

• NAMIBIA: 163

• NIGER: 239

• NIGERIA: 176

• REUNION: 67

• RWANDA:

• SAO TOME & PRINCIPE: ..

• SENEGAL: 155

• SEYCHELLES: ..

• SIERRA LEONE: 212

• SOMALIA: 208

• SOUTH AFRICA: 72

• SUDAN: 106

• SWAZILAND: 121

• TANZANIA: 147

• TOGO: 126

• TUNISIA: 23

• UGANDA: 188

• WESTERN SAHARA: ..

• ZAÏRE: 231

• ZAMBIA: 137

• ZIMBABWE: 95
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)
  
  

Abortion Authorized ? (1994)

• ALGERIA: No

• ANGOLA: No

• BENIN: No

• BOTSWANA: No

• BURKINA FASO: No

• BURUNDI: No

• CAMEROON: No

• CAPE-VERDE: Yes

• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: No

• CHAD: No

• COMOROS: No

• CONGO: No

• CÔTE D'IVOIRE: No

• DJIBOUTI: No

• EGYPT: No

• EQUATORIAL GUINEA: No

• ERITHREA: No

• ETHIOPIA: No

• GABON: No

• GAMBIA: No

• GHANA: No

• GUINEA: No

• GUINEA-BISSAU: No

• KENYA: No

• LESOTHO: No

• LIBERIA: No

• LIBYA: No

• MADAGASCAR: No

• MALAWI: No

• MALI: No

• MAURICE: No

• MAURITANIA: No

• MOROCCO: No

• MOZAMBIQUE: No

• NAMIBIA: No

• NIGER: No

• NIGERIA: No

• REUNION: No

• RWANDA: No

• SAO TOME & PRINCIPE: No

• SENEGAL: No

• SEYCHELLES: No

• SIERRA LEONE: No

• SOMALIA: No

• SOUTH AFRICA: No

• SUDAN: No

• SWAZILAND: No

• TANZANIA: No

• TOGO: No

• TUNISIA: Yes

• UGANDA: No

• WESTERN SAHARA: ..

• ZAÏRE: No

• ZAMBIA: Yes

• Zimbabwe: No
  Sources: Wistat (United Nations)