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YOUNG WORLD
source: Population Division of the
Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2003). World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision. Highlights. New York: United Nations.
www.un.org/esa/population/
publications/wpp2002/wpp2002
annextables.PDF
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1995-2000: the world’s youth population* is estimated to have grown by an average of 0.7% per year…- from 1,025 billion to 1,061 billion(518 million young women and 543 million young men);
- currently young people represent 18% of the world population.
Where do young people live?
- 60% in developing countries of Asia;
- 15% in Africa;
- 10% in Latin America & the Caribbean;
- 15% in developed regions.
* Ages of 15 and 24.
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