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One of the biggest commonalities between these countries is a very large bulge at the young end of their population statistics. These are countries with a larg
by brc 16y ago
One of the biggest commonalities between these countries is a very large bulge at the young end of their population statistics. These are countries with a large population of young people. That fits pretty well - a young person with no job and no prospects is going to have the energy and stamina to sit in protest.
My question is : how did these countries end up with so many young people from a (relatively) small older population? Did everyone have 10 children? Did all the old people die (or leave)?
I'm genuinely curious about this one.
- elviejo 16y agoMaybe comes from the fact that child mortality has reduced dramatically. But the habit in this countries of having more than 5 children hasn't changed yet? Probably it takes a generation for families to adapt to the fact that you don't longe need to have several children to make sure that some of them survive to adulthood. Take a look at this TED presentation for some amazing facts. http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_y...
- shareme 16y agoWhen they changed to Industrial birth rates did not decrease as of yet to catch up with the change..hence the high young people amounts.. Those countries with a longer time as an Industrial nation have lower birth rates..USA, UK, etc..