A look at how the demographic dividend can benefit a country. A case study on Thailand

1. The Demographic Dividend
An example of a population opportunity

2. Syllabus Link
Examine the demographic dividend and the
ways in which population could be considered a
resource when contemplating possible futures.

3. What is a demographic dividend?
Define the term
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4. The demographic dividend is the accelerated
economic growth that may result from a decline
in a country's mortality and fertility and the
subsequent change in the age structure of the
population.
What is a demographic dividend?

5. What is a demographic dividend?
With fewer births each year, a
country's young dependent
population grows smaller in
relation to the working-age
population.

6. With fewer people to
support, a country has a
window of opportunity
for rapid economic
growth if the right social
and economic policies
developed and
investments made.
What is a demographic dividend?

8. What DTM factors can lead to a demographic dividend?

9. Create a mind map on
the demographic dividend
to show how the 4 middle
cogs can create factors
that result in a dividend

10. • What type of government policies are needed
for a country to achieve a demographic
dividend?

11. Thailand Case Study
Why could Thailand make
a good case study of the
demographic dividend?

14. Use Thailand as a case study to examine the
demographic dividend and the ways in which
population could be considered a resource when
contemplating possible futures.
a) What conditions enabled Thailand to attain a
demographic dividend
b) Benefits of a demographic dividend to Thailand
c) Future challenges to Thailandthe challenges to
actually attaining a demographic dividend.

16. Implications for the future?

17. Implications for the future?