Sri Lanka - Demographic Transition : Facing the Challenges of an Aging Population with Few Resources

As a result of low fertility rates and high life expectancy, the current demographic trends in Sri Lanka include a declining share of children and increasing share of elderly, and (for now) an increasing working age population. Sri Lanka has a uniq...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Social Protection Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADULT EDUCATION AGE CATEGORY AGE DISTRIBUTION AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AGED WORKERS ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY BREAST CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CERVICAL CANCER CHILD REARING CHILD-CARE CIVIL UNREST CIVIL WAR CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD DECLINES IN MORTALITY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DEPENDENCY BURDEN DEPENDENCY RATIO DEPENDENCY RATIOS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION DISMISSAL DISPLACEMENT DRIVERS DRUGS EARNING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY ELDERLY POPULATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EMPLOYMENT TRENDS FAMILY STRUCTURES FAMILY TIES FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FERTILITY TRANSITION FIRST BIRTH FIRST MARRIAGE FOOD SUPPLIES FORMAL EDUCATION FUTURE POPULATION GENDER BALANCE GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER PARITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DUTIES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPACT OF CONFLICT IMPACT OF EDUCATION IMPACT OF POPULATION IMPORTANT POLICY INCOME PROFILE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOB CREATION JOB SEARCH JOB SECURITY JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRANTS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REGULATIONS LEGISLATORS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LOW FERTILITY MALARIA MARITAL FERTILITY MARRIED WOMEN MIDWIFE MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUMBER OF WOMEN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN OCCUPATIONS OLD AGE OLD-AGE OLDER WORKERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR HEALTH POPULATION CHANGE POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH TRENDS POPULATION ISSUES POPULATION PLANNING POPULATION PROJECTIONS POPULATION SIZE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS PRIVATE TRANSFERS PROGRAM DESIGN PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUPPORT REFUGEES REMITTANCES REPLACEMENT LEVEL REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR REPRODUCTIVE LIFE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RESPECT RETIREMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION RURAL WOMEN SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SECONDARY SCHOOLING SECURITY SITUATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SERVANTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE SECTOR SERVICE UTILIZATION SEX SEX RATIO SKILLED LABOR SKILLED OCCUPATIONS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SECURITY STERILIZATION TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY LEVEL TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIVERSITY EDUCATION URBAN AREAS USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WOMAN WORKER WORKFORCE WORKING MOTHERS WORKING POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG AGE YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
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Sri Lanka - Demographic Transition : Facing the Challenges of an Aging Population with Few Resources

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