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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okr-10986-238012021-04-23T14:04:18Z Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages Canning, David Raja, Sangeeta Yazbeck, Abdo 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 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 workers per capita gives a boost to the economy. The different demographic profiles, including stubbornly high fertility rates in a majority of Sub-Saharan African countries, make it urgent to act with targeted attention to country context and specific needs across a number of sectors. To reap a large demographic dividend, Africa requires policies that accelerate the reduction in child mortality and help couples to achieve a smaller family size, empower women and girls by improving their health, increasing investment in their education and skills, and providing them with greater market, social, and decision-making power. The size and duration of a dividend will also depend on job creation and improvements in domestic saving. 2016-03-02T15:25:05Z 2016-03-02T15:25:05Z 2015-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25973000/africa’s-demographic-transition-dividend-or-disaster http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23801 English en_US Health, nutrition, and population global practice knowledge brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Africa |
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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 |
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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 Canning, David Raja, Sangeeta Yazbeck, Abdo Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages |
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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 workers per capita gives a boost
to the economy. The different demographic profiles,
including stubbornly high fertility rates in a majority of
Sub-Saharan African countries, make it urgent to act with
targeted attention to country context and specific needs
across a number of sectors. To reap a large demographic
dividend, Africa requires policies that accelerate the
reduction in child mortality and help couples to achieve a
smaller family size, empower women and girls by improving
their health, increasing investment in their education and
skills, and providing them with greater market, social, and
decision-making power. The size and duration of a dividend
will also depend on job creation and improvements in
domestic saving. |
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Canning, David Raja, Sangeeta Yazbeck, Abdo |
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Canning, David Raja, Sangeeta Yazbeck, Abdo |
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Canning, David |
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Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages |
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Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages |
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Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages |
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Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages |
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Africa’s Demographic Transition : Key Messages |
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africa’s demographic transition : key messages |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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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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