demographic dividend
demographic dividend · demographic dividends
The economic growth resulting from shifts in a population’s age structure, mainly when…The economic growth resulting from shifts in a population’s age structure, mainly when the share of the working-age population becomes larger than the non-working-age share.
Meaning
1 sensesThe economic growth resulting from shifts in a population’s age structure, mainly when the share of the working-age population becomes larger than the non-working-age share.
Examples
1 sentencesWhile some countries are in position to reap a 'demographic dividend,' others must prepare to care for a much older population.
Origin
Coined by David E. Bloom and David Canning.Coined by David E. Bloom and David Canning.
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Forms
plural: demographic dividends| Singular | demographic dividend |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelateddemographic transition