Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures
Secondary school class in Mauritania. The unprecedented number of young
people alive today—over a billion between ages 15 and 24—guarantees that
population will continue to grow for decades even as families are getting smaller. Meeting
their needs for education and health care, including reproductive health, will be key to
improving people’s well-being and stabilizing world population.
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1999
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