Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 4/2020

Demographic trends

Family planning

Fast population growth

Pakistan’s fertility rate is declining, but at a very slow rate

Ageing and social protection

Africa’s demographic transition

For the care and social protection of Africa's aging population, governments must now take action

Teenager

What sex education is really about

Pakistan shows why comprehensive sex education would improve young people’s lives

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Societal Ageing

Turning grey

The rapid ageing of India’s population raises questions about who will support the country’s old people in future

Population trends

More and more, older and older

Both ageing societies with declining populations and growing, youthful ones face serious challenges

Economic policy

Interrelated challenges

African policymakers must consider several cross-cutting trends

Labour market

Masses of young people, too few jobs

How governance matters for creating full employment in Africa

Our view

Lay the foundations

Global trends must be managed in ways to ensure that 11 billion people can live good lives on Earth

Retirement provisions

From the iron rice bowl to the filial piety law

China’s one-child policy is having catastrophic consequences for millions of pensioners

Demographic dividend

Demographic change as a driver of economic growth

Will Africa really profit from a demographic dividend?

Population growth

Global challenge

Africa needs 450 million new jobs to benefit from the demographic dividend