Demographics—statistical data related to a population—play a key role in rates of economic growth.
That's because the makeup of any population can influence the supply of labor and productivity—known as the demographic dividend..
The demographic dividend is the economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population's age structure, mainly when the share of the working-age population (15 to 64) is larger than the non-working-age share of the population (14 and younger, and 65 and older)..
Demography is the statistical study of human populations.
Demographers use census data, surveys, and statistical models to analyze the size, movement, and structure of populations..
Demographic opportunities might include an aging population, which signals a need for more geriatric products, or gentrification in central cities that signals a need for upscale restaurants and boutique shops..
Demographic burden is represented by dependency ratios measured in respect to the population younger than the age of 15 (young-age dependency ratio), population above the age of 64 (old-age dependency ratio) as well as males and females above the age of 64 being examined separately..
India.
In near future India will be the largest individual contributor to the global demographic transition.
A 2011 International Monetary Fund Working Paper found that substantial portion of the growth experienced by India since the 1980s is attributable to the country's age structure and changing demographics..
Recent research shows that the demographic dividend is an education-triggered dividend
Approximately 1.8 billion people between 10 and 24 years old exist in the world today; the highest total number of young people than ever before
East Asia provides some of the most compelling evidence to date of the demographic dividend
During the course of the demographic dividend there are four mechanisms through which the benefits are delivered
The urgency to put in place appropriate policies is magnified by the reality that what follows the “demographic dividend” is a time when the
The results of the study found that Indonesia is in a very good demographic bonus position, and is expected to be able to take advantage of the age structure, especially the portion of the productive age which has the potential to be the main driver of economic growth
Demographic Bonus is one of the changes in demographic dynamics that occurs due to the changes in population structure according to age
This demographic transition phenomenon occurs because of the reduced birth rate coupled with long-term mortality
Better studies are expected to emerge related to demography bonus
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