Africa’s Demographic Transition

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dc.creatorCanning, David
dc.creatorRaja, Sangeeta
dc.creatorYazbeck, Abdo
dc.date2016-03-02T15:25:05Z
dc.date2016-03-02T15:25:05Z
dc.date2015-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:45:01Z
dc.descriptionDeclines 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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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25973000/africa’s-demographic-transition-dividend-or-disaster
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23801
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/23801
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410387
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationHealth, nutrition, and population global practice knowledge brief;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectFEMALE EDUCATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOPULATION STRUCTURES
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLE
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPEOPLE
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectBARRIERS
dc.subjectMORTALITY LEVELS
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectAGE
dc.subjectCHILD MARRIAGE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectDIVIDEND
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectDECLINES IN MORTALITY
dc.subjectSAVING
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectCHILDREN PER WOMAN
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectDECLINES IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPOPULATION STRUCTURE
dc.subjectSHARE
dc.subjectTOTAL FERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectPOPULATION PYRAMID
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectMARRIAGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.titleAfrica’s Demographic Transition
dc.titleKey Messages
dc.typeBrief
dc.typeFiche
dc.typeResumen

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