Changing Population of Age Structure and Its Implications for Development

Year 2021, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 27 - 39, 01.04.2021

Nazrul Islam Mondal Nuruzzaman Khan Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury Shariful Islam

Abstract

Changing population of age structure strongly contributes to improvement
of opportunities and plays the most important role in safety and
governance challenges. These changes, which are influenced by numerous
social-economic, health, and environmental issues, have imperative
consequences for development. This study is an attempt to show the key
movements and variances in shifting age structures, and subsequent
implications for development. The age structure of population has
consequences for policy programs and resource distribution globally. The
study recommends that through investment in human capital, ensuring
access to healthcare and education for all at all ages, and opportunities for
productive employment, the full benefits of demographic dividend can be
achieved.

Keywords

Age structure, demographic transition, demographic dividend, dependency ratios, development

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