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Argument evidence · Tier 1

Ages 15-29 constitute 26.56% of population.

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Ages 15-29 constitute 26.56% of population. · 2025Pakistan Economic Survey · 2025Source named — not yet verified
Source

Pakistan Economic Survey — https://finance.gov.pk/survey/chapter_26/Complete_PES2025_26.pdf. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.

What it proves

Youth policy is macroeconomic policy; jobs/skills determine dividend versus burden.

Draft — not reviewed

What it does not prove: The 15-29 band sits inside the 15-64 working-age group rather than adding to it, so it cannot be stacked on top of the 56.9% figure. A cohort share tells you how many young people exist, not their schooling, skills or employability — 26.56% is equally consistent with a skilled pipeline and with a NEET crisis.

Memory hook: 26.56% → one in four Pakistanis is aged 15-29 right now

Rebuts the claim: "Youth is Pakistan's greatest asset" — a quarter of the population aged 15-29 is a claim on jobs and classrooms until it is absorbed.

Pairs with

Around 37% of Pakistanis aged 15-24 were NEET in World Bank poverty-assessment evidence. (2025)World BankUnemployment rose from 6.3% to 7.1%. (2020-21 to 2024-25)Pakistan Economic SurveyMore than 85% of employment is informal; over 95% among the poorest population in assessment. (2025)World Bank

In chains and maps

Demographic potential → human capital/jobs → dividendDemographic potential → human capital/jobs → dividendPakistan Development SystemPopulation + weak human capital + low investment + energy + export + fiscal + governance + climate constraints → mutually reinforcing development traps