1. United Nations Population Division, 2011 1 Demographic dynamics of youth POPULATION DIVISION DESA

2. United Nations Population Division, 2011 2 The United Nations defines ‘youth’ as those persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. This definition was made during preparations for the International Youth Year (1985) and endorsed by the General Assembly The United Nations defines ‘youth’ as those persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. This definition was made during preparations for the International Youth Year (1985) and endorsed by the General Assembly

3. United Nations Population Division, 2011 3 Definitions used in this presentation Youth:Persons aged 15 to 24 Adolescents: Persons aged 15 to 19 Young adults:Persons aged 20 to 24

4. United Nations Population Division, 2011 4 1.Population dynamics 2.Age structure 3.Marriage 4.Adolescent fertility 5.Use of contraception 6.Mortality 7.International migration

5. United Nations Population Division, 2011 5 1.Population dynamics

6. United Nations Population Division, 2011 6 Population aged 15 to 24 1.25 0.16 0.17 Least developed countries Developed countries Other developing countries World 1.2 billion 0.81 0.89 0.14 0.30

7. United Nations Population Division, 2011 7 The number of countries with rapidly rising populations aged 15 to 24 will decrease

8. United Nations Population Division, 2011 8 The number of countries with declining populations aged 15 to 24 will increase

9. United Nations Population Division, 2011 9 2.Age structure

10. United Nations Population Division, 2011 10 Population aged 15-24 as percentage of the total population 17 20 Least developed countries Developed countries Other developing countries 13 20 11

11. United Nations Population Division, 2011 11 Population aged 15-24 as percentage of the total population 14 17 22 India Republic of Korea 19 Brazil 11 20 10

12. United Nations Population Division, 2011 12 Population aged 15-24 as percentage of the total population 14 18 21 Egypt Yemen 20 Tunisia 18 21 11 22

13. United Nations Population Division, 2011 13 3.Marriage

14. Percentage of females married by age 15 of women aged 20-24 and 40-44

15. United Nations Population Division, 2011 15 Percentage of females married by age 18 of women aged 20-24 and 40-44

16. United Nations Population Division, 2011 16 Median percentage of ever married women aged 20- 24 in MDCs

17. United Nations Population Division, 2011 17 4.Adolescent fertility

18. United Nations Population Division, 2011 18 Adolescent birth rate and proportion ever married among women aged 15-19

19. United Nations Population Division, 2011 19 5.Use of contraception

20. United Nations Population Division, 2011 20 Mean level of unmet need and total demand for family planning among women who are married or in a union, by region and age group Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, DHS StatCompiler

21. United Nations Population Division, 2011 21 6.Mortality

22. United Nations Population Division, 2011 22 Percentage of 15-year olds dying before age 25

23. United Nations Population Division, 2011 23 Share of deaths from injuries in the age group 15-24, 2008

24. United Nations Population Division, 2011 24 7.International migration

25. United Nations Population Division, 2011 25 Distribution of migrant inflows by age to selected countries in Europe Source: Eurostat, 2011

26. United Nations Population Division, 2011 26 Migrant stock as a share of the population aged 15-24, 2010

27. United Nations Population Division, 2011 27 ● Youth are major agents of demographic change. This means that young people are themselves changing, in several respects dramatically. ● Most demographic characteristics of youth differ from those of their older peers, let alone parents. ● In several respects the demographic differences between regions and countries are particularly deep among youth.