Is Sub-Saharan Africa the New Global Center of Population Growth?

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Without migration question, how might Africa fare as the new global center of population growth? That's an enormous question. A lot of countries are really saying no, even though in doing that they may be doing themselves to a future of decline or worse. The downside of having all those young people is that if you can't get them jobs, you can have social problems.

The United Nations says humanity has reached 8 billion, but Western nations are worried about population decline. Africa isn’t, though. The continent is about to shape the rest of the century.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Cristian Ayala, and edited by Sean Rameswaram who also hosted.

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