Demographic dividend

Question 1

what is the dependency ratio?

Answer 1

shows how many young people (under 16) and older people (over 64) depend on people of working age

Question 2

high dependency ratio

Answer 2

countries which have a high dependency ratio have more people not of working age and fewer people working and paying taxes

Question 3

life expectancy

Answer 3

average age to which the population lives

Question 4

what are the problems with comparing dependency ratio data

Answer 4

different retirement ages
age at which children work
productivity of 65+

Question 5

what is demographic dividend

Answer 5

the benefit a country gets when it’s working population outgrows its dependents

Question 6

the dividend may be a wasted opportunity?

Answer 6

there is poor educational attainment

lack of transparency and democracy in governements

Question 7

what are the disadvantages of the demographic dividend

Answer 7

boost in productivity will create extra demand in the economy which may cause environmental degradation and pressure on resources

Question 8

second demographic dividend

Answer 8

during stage 4 people are living longer and there is now more elderley dependents and a smaller workforce