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Debate #125 · Population, health and human development

Is Pakistan's youth bulge a demographic dividend or a demographic bomb?

Asked 3 times · 3 years · English Essay · Pakistan Affairs · Sociology
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (3)Evidence (1)PositionsSame themeIs Pakistan's population growth an economic threat or a potential asset?Does emigration of skilled Pakistanis harm or help national development?Did Pakistan's Covid-19 response successfully balance lives and livelihoods?
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Examiners want: Youth demographics, both sides of dividend versus burden, unemployment and skills gaps, and strategies for employment and economic inclusion

The questions

2026
CSS · English Essay · Essay title

Youth Bulge: a demographic dividend or a demographic bomb?

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2023
CSS · Pakistan Affairs · Discuss

Pakistan is considered to be the fifth-largest youth bulge country in the world. Given this youth bulge, deliberate on ways forward for Sustainable Economic Development in Pakistan.

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2016
CSS · Sociology · Recommend

Youth is an asset of any nation but Pakistani youth is inclined towards youth bulge. What strategies being an expert suggests the state to put the youth on positive track? Give your suggestions in the light of sociological theories.

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Evidence you can cite

Conditional demographic dividend: Youth/working-age structure + weak jobs/human capital (Current)Synthesis

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