The Demographic Dividend (DD) is the boost in economic growth that can result from changes in a country’s population age structure. As fertility rates decrease, a country’s working-age population grows larger relative to the young dependent population. With more people in the labor force and fewer children to support, a country has a window of opportunity for rapid economic growth if the right social and economic investments and policies are made in health, education, governance, and the economy.

The Demographic Dividend Subcommittee equips ICFP attendees with the information and skills needed to effectively move policy and advocacy efforts around the DD agenda forward.

The subcommittee’s efforts highlight the imperative role of investments in, and commitments to, family planning to promote demographic transition and, ultimately, the potential economic benefits of a DD.

The subcommittee’s mission is to guide policymakers across multiple sectors as they develop strategies to achieve the DD and increase local commitment to harnessing the DD through support to advocates, programmers, and researchers.

The DD Subcommittee’s vision is that investments that empower women and couples to have the number of children they desire through voluntary family planning are universally viewed as foundational to social and economic development.