Dependency Load And more !!!!
Fun facts There has not been a mail delivery in Canada on a Saturday for the last 35 years Africa is the second most populous continent with about 1.1 billion people or 16% of the world’s population. Over 50% of Africans are under the age of 25.
Different ages and Roles Children ( under 15 ) Working adults ( 15 to 65 ) Older Adults (65 and over ) The assumption is that children and older adults do not need to work and are supported by the working adults
Dependency load Dependency Load: the part of the population that is supported by the rest. a higher dependency load tends to put more pressure on the society to provide such things like Housing, healthcare, and seniors homes
Youthful population Advantage: provide a large and cheat future workforce. Provide a growing market for manufactured goods Disadvantages: put strain on healthcare and education system put strain on food supply and accommodations Solutions ?
Ageing Population Advantages: add experience to the workforce a construction boom and a new market opening “the grey market” more leisure and vacations Disadvantages: the cost of healthcare, pension, increase on sheltered home and more taxes on the smaller workforce Solutions?
Some Canadian context http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/census2011/155385935.html http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/pyramid- pyramide/his/index-eng.cfm
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