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
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	World Development Report 2007
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9215

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spelling	okr-10986-92152021-04-23T14:02:44Z The Demography Of Youth In Developing Countries And Its Economic Implications Lam, David World Development Report 2007 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. 2012-06-26T15:41:56Z 2012-06-26T15:41:56Z 2006 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9215 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Africa Europe and Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean East Asia and Pacific
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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.
author	Lam, David
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title	The Demography Of Youth In Developing Countries And Its Economic Implications
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The Demography Of Youth In Developing Countries And Its Economic Implications

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