Heading towards 2030: outlook and challenges for essential services in Africa

The demographic revolution sweeping modern Africa is primarily urban. Everybody knows that population numbers are rising and with Africa already home to close to 15% of the world’s population, compared to 7% in 1960, it also has the fastest rate of population growth of any region of the world. Afri...

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প্রকাশিত:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports,
প্রধান লেখক: Martin-Moreau, Mathilde, Ménascé, David
বিন্যাস: Article ou chapitre numérique
ভাষা:Anglais
প্রকাশিত: Field Actions Science Reports 2021
অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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সংক্ষিপ্ত:The demographic revolution sweeping modern Africa is primarily urban. Everybody knows that population numbers are rising and with Africa already home to close to 15% of the world’s population, compared to 7% in 1960, it also has the fastest rate of population growth of any region of the world. Africa’s population is also the world’s youngest: 60% of Africans are aged under 25, compared to 44% in emerging economies, and 80% of its people earn under $5 a day.This combination of phenomena – a v...