Geography GCSE
Demographic Dividend
What Demographic Dividend means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Demographic Dividend
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population's age structure, mainly when the share of the working-age population is larger than the non-working-age share.
Topics that use Demographic Dividend
- The interactions of economic, social and demographic processes influence the development of the chosen developing or emerging country (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Core and Periphery
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
- Gini Coefficient
- Quaternary Sector
- Transnational Corporation (TNC)
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