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Southern Africa’s Working-Age Population Presents Potential for Growth

Countries in Southern Africa is at a cusp of reaping a demographic dividend

Women in Southern #Africa are having fewer children. By 2050, 68% of the Population will be of working-age. investing in health, education and social protection is needed to reap Southern #Africa‘s demographic dividend:

Southern Africa’s Working-Age Population Presents Potential for Growth

Putting Southern Africa’s increasing working-age population to work by 2050 could increase incomes per capita, reduce poverty and increase growth in five of its countries, according to a new World Bank study.