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The Youth Bulge Advantage: How Africa Can Turn Its Young Population Into Economic Power
Jeffrey Bardzell 3 February 2026 0 Comments

The Youth Bulge Advantage: How Africa Can Turn Its Young Population Into Economic Power

Africa has over 830 million young people aged 15-35-the largest youth population in history. If given jobs, education, and infrastructure, they could add $500 billion to GDP by 2035. But without action, this demographic boom could turn into a crisis.