What is the demographic dividend?

• The demographic dividend is the accelerated economic growth that may result from a decline in a country's birth and death rates and the subsequent change in the age structure of the population.
  
• With fewer births each year, a country's young dependent population declines in relation to the working-age population. With fewer people to support, a country has a window of opportunity for rapid economic growth if the right social and economic policies are developed and investments made.

How can we reach the demographic dividend?

• Begin with a change in the population structure
• Provide and Prioritize education—especially secondary education for girls.
• Invest in child survival and health programs.
• Good governance
• Prioritize creating opportunities and employment for a better economy
• Commit to voluntary family planning to achieve the demographic transition.
• Equalizing women and giving them opportunities around the globe.
  
  Let us all, motivate and inspire our developing countries, who are on the road to reaching the demographic dividend (barrel shape).
  
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