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The Demographic Dividend An example of a population opportunity
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The Demographic Dividend

An example of a population opportunity

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Examine the demographic dividend and the ways in which population could be considered a resource when contemplating possible futures.

What is a demographic dividend?

Define the term

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The demographic dividend is the accelerated economic growth that may result from a decline in a country's mortality and fertility and the subsequent change in the age structure of the population.

What is a demographic dividend?

What is a demographic dividend?

With fewer births each year, a country's young dependent population grows smaller in relation to the working-age population.

With fewer people to support, a country has a window of opportunity for rapid economic growth if the right social and economic policies developed and investments made.

What is a demographic dividend?

What DTM factors can lead to a demographic dividend?

Create a mind map on the demographic dividend to show how the 4 middle cogs can create factors that result in a dividend

• What type of government policies are needed for a country to achieve a demographic dividend?

Thailand Case Study

Why could Thailand make a good case study of the demographic dividend?

Use Thailand as a case study to examine the demographic dividend and the ways in which population could be considered a resource when contemplating possible futures.

a) What conditions enabled Thailand to attain a demographic dividend

b) Benefits of a demographic dividend to Thailand

c) Future challenges to Thailandthe challenges to actually attaining a demographic dividend.

Implications for the future?

Implications for the future?


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