Youth Bulge

Demography Is Not Destiny

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by Gib Clarke, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

March 4, 2008 - 8:02am (Print)

Demographic trends can interact with other factors such as poverty, poor governance, competition for natural resources, and environmental degradation to exacerbate tensions and contribute to conflict. But demography is not destiny, and family planning and reproductive health can play an important role in preventing and reducing instability.

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