Sunday Standard Botswana is running out of young people Botswana has spent decades worrying about how to create enough jobs for its young population. The country may soon have a different problem – not enough young people. The shift is easy to miss because it is happening slowly, one family at a time. But the numbers point to a potentially profound change. According to […] The post Botswana is running out of young people first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporte
Botswana is running out of young people
Botswana has spent decades worrying about how to create enough jobs for its young population. The country may soon have a different problem – not enough young people.
The shift is easy to miss because it is happening slowly, one family at a time. But the numbers point to a potentially profound change.
According to Statistics Botswana 2024 Vital Statistics Report, Botswana’s total fertility rate (TF) has fallen to 1.96 children per woman, below the widely used replacement-level benchmark of 2.1.
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The post Botswana is running out of young people first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter
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