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Growth and population dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Agnès Chevallier
  • Maëlan Le Goff

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2000’s were marked by the return to growth in most of sub-Saharan African countries. However, their GDP per capita levels remain significantly lower than in other developing countries and the effect of growth on poverty is very small. At the same time, sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest growing population in the world, due notably to the slow fertility decline and improvements of sanitary conditions. The population is very young and, with the exception of countries in southern Africa, the region should benefit from a demographic dividend until 2050. This opportunity could turn into an economic asset, provided that this workforce is well educated and skilled enough. Yet, despite remarkable progress, educational levels remain low, while high residence and gender inequalities of access persist.

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  • Agnès Chevallier & Maëlan Le Goff, 2014. "Growth and population dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa," Panorama du CEPII, CEPII research center, issue 3.
    • Handle: RePEc:cii:cepipa:2014-03
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    Keywords

    Sub-Saharan Africa; Development; Growth; Demographics; Education; Poverty;
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    JEL classification:

    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • F63 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Economic Development
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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