TY - BOOK ID - 134355822 TI - The Demography of Youth In Developing Countries And Its Economic Implications PY - 2006 PB - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Changes In Fertility KW - Demographic Changes KW - Developing Countries KW - Economic Change KW - Economic Implications KW - Family Resources KW - Health, Nutrition and Population KW - Labor Market KW - Lam KW - Policy KW - Policy Research KW - Policy Research Working Paper KW - Population KW - Population Estimates KW - Population Policies KW - Population Projections KW - Population Studies KW - Progress KW - Rate Of Growth KW - United Nations Population Division KW - World Population KW - Young People KW - Youth and Government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134355822 AB - The number of young people is reaching unprecedented levels in most developing countries. In many countries, especially in East Asia and Latin America, youth populations are at or near their peak, and will decline in coming decades. In other countries, especially in Africa and South Asia, youth populations will continue growing for several decades. From an economic perspective, absolute numbers may be less important than the growth rate or relative size of youth cohorts. Growth rates and the ratio of youth to working-age population reached a peak in the 1970s or 1980s in most developing countries. The worst economic pressures of youth demography may have already occurred in many countries, although significant pressure will continue in Africa and South Asia. ER -