Meaning of demographic dividend | Babel Free

Definitions

The economic growth resulting from shifts in a population’s age structure, mainly when the share of the working-age population becomes larger than the non-working-age share.

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Examples

“It seems all but inevitable that China will move out of its "youth bulge" or demographic dividends period over the next several decades, as various studies show.”

“The youngest members of America’s vast Baby Boom were in college; the oldest were on the brink of their peak earning power. America was about to reap what the economists David Bloom and David Canning have dubbed the “demographic dividend” of rising labor supply and productivity.”

“Much is changing, and the process of transition is traumatic for millions. India's youth could be a "demographic dividend", ensuring stability and prosperity for decades to come – or a disaster, condemning the country to years of deep social tensions, drift and fear.”

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