Meaning of demographic dividend | Babel Free

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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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“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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