2. How Can Sub-Saharan Africa Harness the Demographic Dividend?
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28 Apr 2015
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REO; background color; Sub-Saharan Africa; fragile country; oil exporter; MDRI country; Zimbabwe dollar; oil price; age population; Aging; Oil prices; Exchange rates; Global value chains; Africa; Global; East Asia; Southern Africa; median-fertility scenario; demographic dividend sub-Saharan Africa; sub-Saharan Africa's population; age share; high-fertility scenario; Demographic change

Abstract

By 2035, the number of sub-Saharan Africans reaching working age (15–64) will exceed that of the rest of the world combined (Figure 2.1). This is a trend with potentially significant implications for both the region and the global economy, as described below:

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Cover Regional Economic Outlook, April 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Economic Outlook, April 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa
Navigating Headwinds
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9781498329842
ISSN:
2071-3207
Publication Date:
28 Apr 2015
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International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498329842.086
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