Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
birthrate and a shor t life expectancy. T he yo uth ful com po the pop ula tion . Unfortunately, a co unt ry's eco no m ic and
nent of a country's populati on sho u ld be th e healthiest physi cal resou rces may not be able to ab sorb a ballooning
and the mo st energetic. In co u ntries wh ere there is a good youth fu l population. A lack of o ppo rt u nity in rural
system of educa tio n, the sta ndards of livmg can onl y benefit regions enco urages m igration to over-cro wde d citi es where ,
from a large, educated you th ful population . furth ermore, in turn, a lack of jo bs or space in schoo ls leads to swelling
large nu m bers of you ng wo rkers offer a means fo r provid numbers of un employed .
Perce nt of population age
14 years and younger
More than 45%