The youth population bulge can be a demographic dividend (youths as opportunities of a large skilled innovative workforce and market for goods).

Africa will dominate global population dynamics in the 21st century. While public attention is focused on Asia as a fast-growing and prospering market with currently 4.5 billion inhabitants, today ...

On their current demographic trajectory, low- and lower-middle-income African states are several decades away from achieving a demographic dividend. This report explores the timing and conditions for ...

To catalyse real progress in infrastructure development across Africa with the end goal of capitalising on the demographic dividend, governments must implement reforms that facilitate capital inflow ...

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Sub-Regional Office for West Africa in partnerships with the Consortium Régional pour la Recherche en Economie Générationnelle (CREG) is organizing a ...

The working-age population in these African countries, and in many others across the continent, will grow faster than any other age group. This projected shift in population and potential demographic ...

ADDIS ABABA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- As Africa's population crosses the 1.5 billion mark and the demographic window is opening, social policy experts at the United Nations Economic Commission for ...

Harnessing Africa’s demographic dividend for sustainable growth, By Lere Baale Africa is standing at the precipice of a demographic revolution.

As countries industrialize, their societies through several transitions. The demographic dividend is they payoff that changes the lives of people for the better.

Noting the potential of the AfCFTA in terms of transforming the fortunes of the demographic dividend in Africa, the UNECA underscored that market research can be a game-changer for young ...