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Sri Lankan Population Change and Demographic Bonus Challenges and Opportunities in the New Millennium

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-22T19:33:17Z
dc.date.available2014-04-22T19:33:17Z
dc.date.issued2012-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the population changes and the related causative factors, namely fertility, mortality and international migration in Sri Lanka. During the past decades, the total size, as well as the age and sex structure of the population, was exposed to irreversible changes. The age structure transition has produced a demographic bonus conducive for an economic takeoff. During this period, the proportion of people of working age (15-59) is larger than the fraction in the dependent age categories. The paper includes a sector analysis of the employed population in the agriculture, industry and service sectors to identify the growth sectors of the economy and to reveal the potential patterns and levels of utilization of the demographic bonus. Finally, the social safety net implications of the emerging population, such as the dependency burden, aging, disability and the disintegration of traditional family system in Sri Lanka are examined. Sri Lanka's population has grown to 20 million in 2010, an almost eight-fold increase since the census of 1871. The population doubled 54 years after the first census (1925), then again in 35 years (1960), as a result of the relatively high population growth rate. The 2001 census calculated a population 18.7 million. By 2003, the population was estimated to be 19.2 million, a third doubling in 43 years. By 2010, the population of Sri Lanka had passed the 20 million mark.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17036916/sri-lankan-population-change-demographic-bonus-challenges-opportunities-new-millennium
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17990
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17990
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSouth Asia Human Development Sector report no. 37;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABORTION COMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectABORTION RATE
dc.subjectABORTION SERVICES
dc.subjectABORTIONS
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT FERTILITY
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGE SPECIFIC FERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGEING
dc.subjectAGING POPULATION
dc.subjectAVERAGE AGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE AGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectBIRTH RATE
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCARE SERVICES
dc.subjectCENSUS OF POPULATION
dc.subjectCHANGES IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDREN PER WOMAN
dc.subjectCIVIL UNREST
dc.subjectCONDOM
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE METHOD
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectCRUDE DEATH RATE
dc.subjectCURRENT POPULATION
dc.subjectDEATH RATE
dc.subjectDEATH RATES
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDECLINE IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectDECLINES IN MORTALITY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHERS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY BURDEN
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF GROWTH
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANNING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROSPERITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectECONOMIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY POPULATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXISTING POPULATION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFAMILY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFAMILY FORMATION
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
dc.subjectFAMILY UNIT
dc.subjectFEMALE COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectFEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectFEMALE STERILIZATION
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectFERTILITY CONTROL
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY LEVELS
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFERTILITY SURVEY
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRANSITION
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLIES
dc.subjectFORM OF CONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectFUTURE POPULATION
dc.subjectGENDER BALANCE
dc.subjectHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGH POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON FERTILITY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectIUD
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRANTS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectLEVEL OF MORTALITY
dc.subjectLEVELS OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectLEVELS OF MORTALITY
dc.subjectLIFE CYCLE
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
dc.subjectLIFE TABLES
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTH
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALE AGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectMARITAL FERTILITY
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMETHODS OF FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOW
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectMIGRATORY MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMODERN CONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY DECLINE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PERSONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectOFFICIAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLDER AGE GROUPS
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERMANENT SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY FORMULATION
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERSHIP
dc.subjectPOPULATION AGE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUSES
dc.subjectPOPULATION CHANGE
dc.subjectPOPULATION CHANGES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DATA
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASES
dc.subjectPOPULATION ISSUE
dc.subjectPOPULATION ISSUES
dc.subjectPOPULATION PLANNING
dc.subjectPOPULATION POLICIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION POLICY
dc.subjectPOPULATION PROBLEMS
dc.subjectPOPULATION PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectPOPULATION PYRAMID
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOPULATION TRANSITION
dc.subjectPOST ABORTION
dc.subjectPOST-WAR YEARS
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRELIANCE ON ABORTION
dc.subjectREPLACEMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE YEARS
dc.subjectRETURNEE
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX RATIO
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectSTAGES OF LIFE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTEENAGE FERTILITY
dc.subjectTFR
dc.subjectTOTAL FERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectTOTAL POPULATION
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL FAMILY
dc.subjectUNMET DEMAND
dc.subjectURBAN ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSE OF CONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD FERTILITY SURVEY
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectZERO POPULATION GROWTH
dc.titleSri Lankan Population Change and Demographic Bonus Challenges and Opportunities in the New Millenniumen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-12-05
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicPopulation and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Demographics
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Applications
okr.unitSocial Protection (SASSP)
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