Afrobarometer Survey 2024-2025
Merged 38 Country data from the Afrobarometer Survey 2024-2025
The Afrobarometer is a series of public surveys that assess African citizens’ attitudes to democracy and governance, markets, and civil society, among other topics. The surveys have been undertaken at periodic intervals since 1999 and their coverage has increased over time. Round 1 (1999-2001) initially covered 7 countries and was later extended to 12 countries. Round 2 (2002-2004) surveyed citizens in 16 countries. Round 3 (2005-2006) 18 countries, and Round 4 (2008) 20 countries. The survey covered 34 countries in Round 5 (2011-2013), 36 countries in Round 6 (2014-2015), 34 countries in Round 7 (2016-2018), 34 countries in Round 8 (2019-2021). and 39 countries in Round 9 (2021-2023). Round 10 covered 38 countries.
Afrobarometer tracks attitudes over time on:
- Democracy, elections, and political participation
- Government performance, leadership, and trust
- Corruption, ethnicity, and identity
- Economic conditions and lived poverty
- Infrastructure and access to social services
- Media, digital citizenship, tolerance, and inclusion
- Development priorities
What is new in round 10?
The latest round introduces additional questions on emerging and pressing issues, including:
- Youth, gender equality, and gender-based violence
- Climate change, environmental governance, and energy transition
- Poverty and the cost of living
- Public health systems and vaccines
- Migration, trade, and open borders
- Access to justice
- Globalism and African perspectives
- Sexual and reproductive health rights
Afrobarometer Round 10 collaborators were the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, the Institute for Development Studies, UK, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa, Michigan State University, the University of Cape Town, and the University of Malawi.