[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash was 6.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Middle Africa, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Middle Africa stood at 6.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 333.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Middle Africa peaked at 6.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2015.
Middle Africa ranks 36th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.5% | — |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Middle Africa
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 40.1% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 5.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 66.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 16.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 1,290 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.51 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Middle Africa?
- [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Middle Africa was 6.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2015.
- How does Middle Africa rank for [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash?
- Middle Africa ranks 36th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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