and skewed sex ratios at birth (SRB), with a specific focus on the Law on Population and the Law on Social Insurance …

further in human capital and closing gender gaps, particularly to accelerate the decline in fertility rates, and integrate …

population provides for future growth …

relatively fast drops in mortality but persistently high levels of fertility, which implies continued high rates of population …

Bangladesh has been a star performer on fertility reduction, reducing its TFR from 6.7 in 1960 to 2.1 in 2017 (i.e. the … replacement level of fertility). As a comparison, SSA countries reduced TFR by as little as 2 births per woman, on average … Africa, could learn from Bangladesh's experience. In particular, Bangladesh's fertility declines between 1975 and 1990, when …

's fertility levels. The population projections under the medium and low-fertility variants for the period 2020-2060 are presented …. It will be necessary to ensure that the growing population bulge will be engaged in productive economic activities that …

working-age population, which can inform how to make work attractive. Chapter 2 explores the factors that are discouraging …