The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications

The number of young people is reaching unprecedented levels in most developing countries. In many countries, especially in East Asia and Latin America, youth populations are at or near their peak, and will decline in coming decades. In other countries, especially in Africa and South Asia, youth popu...

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Main Author: Lam, David
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
HIV
LAM
TFR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7106763/demography-youth-developing-countries-economic-implications
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spelling okr-10986-90092021-04-23T14:02:41Z The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications Lam, David ADULTHOOD AGE GROUPS BABIES BABY BABY BOOM BIRTH COHORT BIRTH RATE BIRTH RATES CENSUS CENSUS DATA CENSUSES CHANGES IN FERTILITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILDBEARING CHILDBEARING AGE CRUDE BIRTH RATE CRUDE DEATH RATE DEATH RATE DEATH RATES DEATHS DECLINE IN FERTILITY DECLINES IN BIRTH RATES DECLINES IN FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHERS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DEPENDENCY BURDEN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EPIDEMIC FAMILY RESOURCES FAMILY SIZE FERTILITY BEHAVIOR FERTILITY DECLINE FERTILITY DECLINES FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES HEALTH CARE HIGH POPULATION GROWTH HIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATES HIV INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAM LARGE FAMILIES LARGE POPULATIONS LATIN AMERICAN LIFE CYCLE MORTALITY MORTALITY DECLINE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL NUMBER OF BIRTHS OLDER ADULTS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION BOMB POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION DYNAMICS POPULATION ESTIMATES POPULATION EXPLOSION POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE POPULATION GROWTH RATES POPULATION MATTERS POPULATION MOMENTUM POPULATION PROJECTIONS POPULATION STUDIES PRODUCTIVE AGES PROGRESS RAPID POPULATION GROWTH RATE OF GROWTH RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH RATES OF GROWTH RATES OF POPULATION SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLING SIZE OF FAMILIES SMALL FAMILIES SMALLER FAMILIES SOCIAL AFFAIRS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TFR TOTAL FERTILITY RATE TOTAL POPULATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION WAGES WOMAN WORKING POPULATION WORKING-AGE POPULATION WORLD POPULATION WORLD POPULATION GROWTH YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH WAGES YOUTH WORKERS The number of young people is reaching unprecedented levels in most developing countries. In many countries, especially in East Asia and Latin America, youth populations are at or near their peak, and will decline in coming decades. In other countries, especially in Africa and South Asia, youth populations will continue growing for several decades. From an economic perspective, absolute numbers may be less important than the growth rate or relative size of youth cohorts. Growth rates and the ratio of youth to working-age population reached a peak in the 1970s or 1980s in most developing countries. The worst economic pressures of youth demography may have already occurred in many countries, although significant pressure will continue in Africa and South Asia. 2012-06-26T14:15:37Z 2012-06-26T14:15:37Z 2006-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7106763/demography-youth-developing-countries-economic-implications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9009 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4022 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ADULTHOOD
AGE GROUPS
BABIES
BABY
BABY BOOM
BIRTH COHORT
BIRTH RATE
BIRTH RATES
CENSUS
CENSUS DATA
CENSUSES
CHANGES IN FERTILITY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDBEARING
CHILDBEARING AGE
CRUDE BIRTH RATE
CRUDE DEATH RATE
DEATH RATE
DEATH RATES
DEATHS
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DECLINES IN BIRTH RATES
DECLINES IN FERTILITY
DEMOGRAPHERS
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DEPENDENCY BURDEN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EPIDEMIC
FAMILY RESOURCES
FAMILY SIZE
FERTILITY BEHAVIOR
FERTILITY DECLINE
FERTILITY DECLINES
FERTILITY RATE
FERTILITY RATES
HEALTH CARE
HIGH POPULATION GROWTH
HIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATES
HIV
INCOME INEQUALITY
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAM
LARGE FAMILIES
LARGE POPULATIONS
LATIN AMERICAN
LIFE CYCLE
MORTALITY
MORTALITY DECLINE
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
NUMBER OF BIRTHS
OLDER ADULTS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION BOMB
POPULATION DIVISION
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POPULATION ESTIMATES
POPULATION EXPLOSION
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POPULATION MATTERS
POPULATION MOMENTUM
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
POPULATION STUDIES
PRODUCTIVE AGES
PROGRESS
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
RATES OF GROWTH
RATES OF POPULATION
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SIZE OF FAMILIES
SMALL FAMILIES
SMALLER FAMILIES
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TFR
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
TOTAL POPULATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION
WAGES
WOMAN
WORKING POPULATION
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD POPULATION
WORLD POPULATION GROWTH
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH POPULATION
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH WAGES
YOUTH WORKERS
spellingShingle ADULTHOOD
AGE GROUPS
BABIES
BABY
BABY BOOM
BIRTH COHORT
BIRTH RATE
BIRTH RATES
CENSUS
CENSUS DATA
CENSUSES
CHANGES IN FERTILITY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDBEARING
CHILDBEARING AGE
CRUDE BIRTH RATE
CRUDE DEATH RATE
DEATH RATE
DEATH RATES
DEATHS
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DECLINES IN BIRTH RATES
DECLINES IN FERTILITY
DEMOGRAPHERS
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DEPENDENCY BURDEN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EPIDEMIC
FAMILY RESOURCES
FAMILY SIZE
FERTILITY BEHAVIOR
FERTILITY DECLINE
FERTILITY DECLINES
FERTILITY RATE
FERTILITY RATES
HEALTH CARE
HIGH POPULATION GROWTH
HIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATES
HIV
INCOME INEQUALITY
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAM
LARGE FAMILIES
LARGE POPULATIONS
LATIN AMERICAN
LIFE CYCLE
MORTALITY
MORTALITY DECLINE
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
NUMBER OF BIRTHS
OLDER ADULTS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION BOMB
POPULATION DIVISION
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POPULATION ESTIMATES
POPULATION EXPLOSION
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POPULATION MATTERS
POPULATION MOMENTUM
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
POPULATION STUDIES
PRODUCTIVE AGES
PROGRESS
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
RATES OF GROWTH
RATES OF POPULATION
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SIZE OF FAMILIES
SMALL FAMILIES
SMALLER FAMILIES
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TFR
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
TOTAL POPULATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION
WAGES
WOMAN
WORKING POPULATION
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD POPULATION
WORLD POPULATION GROWTH
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH POPULATION
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH WAGES
YOUTH WORKERS
Lam, David
The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4022
description The number of young people is reaching unprecedented levels in most developing countries. In many countries, especially in East Asia and Latin America, youth populations are at or near their peak, and will decline in coming decades. In other countries, especially in Africa and South Asia, youth populations will continue growing for several decades. From an economic perspective, absolute numbers may be less important than the growth rate or relative size of youth cohorts. Growth rates and the ratio of youth to working-age population reached a peak in the 1970s or 1980s in most developing countries. The worst economic pressures of youth demography may have already occurred in many countries, although significant pressure will continue in Africa and South Asia.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Lam, David
author_facet Lam, David
author_sort Lam, David
title The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications
title_short The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications
title_full The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications
title_fullStr The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications
title_full_unstemmed The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications
title_sort demography of youth in developing countries and its economic implications
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7106763/demography-youth-developing-countries-economic-implications
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9009
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