At the 15th Global Workshop of the National Transfer Accounts Network, PRB facilitated a discussion on how NTA research plays a crucial role in fulfilling countries’ commitments toward achieving the demographic dividend and fostering inclusive development.
(2005) With the spread of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, dramatic changes began to occur in the populations of industrializing countries. But do the changes that occurred in Western Europe and the United States have relevance for modern countries just entering the industrial age?
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
This web feature expands the concept of the demographic dividend to project four potential sets of benefits—in addition to economic growth, it outlines benefits in child survival, education, and political stability.
(2008) Recent demographic trends have created a youth bulge in the Middle East and North Africa, with nearly one in every five people age 15 to 24. Despite its oil wealth and improved health and education systems, the region's political, social, and economic systems still do not meet the needs of this rapidly growing young population.
Ensuring that family planning, reproductive health, and population issues are key for sustainable and equitable economic growth and development.
Project: Demographic Dividend: Ensuring Regional and National Commitment and Action
(2016) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced a period of sustained economic growth, averaging about 9 percent between 2013 and 2015.