Demographic dividend

Bangladesh – Where is the demographic dividend ?

Posted by Michel Cournoyer ⋅ June 13, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

In Bangladesh, the proportion of the population at or below working age is among the highest in the world and almost a third of the population is between ages 15-30. A young population means a young workforce full of innovation and productivity. However, youth unemployment in Bangladesh remains a festering wound to the economy — … Continue reading →

India / Without jobs, the demographic dividend will be a disaster

Posted by Michel Cournoyer ⋅ February 11, 2014 ⋅ 3 Comments

Jobs in India grew by just 2.2% between 2010 and 2012. Economist Alakh N Sharma, director of the Institute of Human Development and principal author of India Labour and Employment Report 2014, spoke with Rema Nagarajan about why unemployment is rising, the people it hits hardest, manufacturing as a remedy — and how competitiveness goes … Continue reading →

Ghana / Improving human capital to get the Demographic Dividend

Posted by Michel Cournoyer ⋅ September 25, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

Discussants at a National Dialogue on Harnessing the Demographic Dividend for Ghana’s Development agree there’s a need for the country to improve the quality of its human capital Continue reading →

India / Will the world’s most populous country by 2028 reap a ‘demographic dividend’ ?

Posted by Michel Cournoyer ⋅ June 17, 2013 ⋅ 4 Comments

Given the one-child policy’s lock on China’s fertility, nobody expected it to remain the world’s most populous country forever. India had been projected to grab this title by 2045 or even 2035. But a new UN report notes that we are hurtling towards this ‘takeover’ faster than anticipated and will become the world’s most populous … Continue reading →