Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages

Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages

Declines in child mortality, followed by declines in fertility, produce a youth bulge generation and a period when a country has a large number of working age people and a smaller number of dependents. If gainfully employed, a large number of worke...

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Main Authors: Canning, David, Raja, Sangeeta, Yazbeck, Abdo
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
SKILLS
CHILD HEALTH
EQUITY
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
FEMALE EDUCATION
SOCIAL NORMS
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES
HUMAN CAPITAL
POPULATION STRUCTURES
OLDER PEOPLE
WORKFORCE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
PEOPLE
POLICIES
BARRIERS
MORTALITY LEVELS
DISPOSABLE INCOME
WOMAN
PARTICIPATION
FAMILY
INCOME
AGE
CHILD MARRIAGE
GENDER
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
INFORMATION
LABOR FORCE
DIVIDEND
FEWER CHILDREN
GENDER EQUITY
AGRICULTURE
YOUTH
HEALTH
JOB CREATION
NUTRITION
DECLINES IN MORTALITY
SAVING
POLICY
OUTPUT
CHILD MORTALITY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
GOVERNANCE
NUMBER OF WORKERS
CHILDREN PER WOMAN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
KNOWLEDGE
TRADE
DECLINES IN FERTILITY
LABOR MARKET
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
CHILDREN
SAVINGS
LEGAL SYSTEM
EDUCATION
INVESTMENT
POPULATION KNOWLEDGE
POPULATION STRUCTURE
SHARE
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
RURAL AREAS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
FERTILITY RATES
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
FAMILY SIZE
POPULATION PYRAMID
POPULATION
FERTILITY RATE
GIRLS
INVESTMENTS
INTERVENTIONS
FERTILITY
MARRIAGE
DEMOGRAPHIC
WOMEN
FERTILITY DECLINE
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
MORTALITY
EDUCATED WOMEN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25973000/africa’s-demographic-transition-dividend-or-disaster
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23801

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25973000/africa’s-demographic-transition-dividend-or-disaster
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23801

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