Republic of Sudan - United Nations...-National Policy for Women Empowerment 2007 being updated...
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Commission on Population and Development
The 50th Session
Voluntary Contribution
Limiaa Abdelghafar
Secretary General, National Population and Development Council
New York 3-7 April 2017
Republic of Sudan
MINISTRY OF WELFARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY
NATIONAL POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Value Indicator Value Indicator
216 MMR 760,000 Area (Miles)
60 Life Expectancy 40.8 Population Size
(Million, 2017)
87 FGM/C prevalence
rate 2.4 Growth rate
46.5 Poverty Line 5.2 TFR
4.9 GDP Growth Rate 9.6 CDR
76
Net Attendance
Ratio (Primary
School
52 IMR
18% Unemployment Rate 68 U5MR
Sudan Profile
Conflicts (IDPs, refugees, humanitarian
setting, development),
Peace and Development (South Sudan
Cession,
Poverty
Social Change
Factors influencing Socioeconomic Situation
60 40 20 20 40 60
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5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80+
Hundreds
Population Pyramid 1990
Age Structure
Age Structure
Population Pyramid 2008
2058
Age Group 00-14 15-64 65 +
Population Percent 0.257 0.663 0.080
Dependency Ratio 0.51
2008
Age Group 00-14 15-64 65 +
Population Percent 0.425 0.539 0.036
Dependency Ratio 0.85
Age Structure
Population Pyramid 2008 - 2058
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Challenges of Change in Age Structure
Change in social and economic needs
(health, education, jobs, skills development),
Youth participation,
Girls’ education disparities,
Rapid urbanization,
Disaggregated data
Migration (age selective),
Sustainability of Demographic Dividend,
Challenges of Change in Age Structure
Number of Workforce aged
20 to 64
Number of Children Below
Age 15
0
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20
30
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60
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2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 2055 2060 2065 2070 2075 2080 2085 2090 2095 2100
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Opportunities of Change in Age Structure
2005 - 2100
Policies and Programs
Link to
ICPD/PoA
and SDGs
Policy
priorities for
the future
Policy in place Dividend
Stage
All the
mentioned
policies and
strategies have
been guided by
the ICPD/PoA
and sustainable
development
agenda 2030
-Improve human
capital,
-Empower
women and girl,
-Promote gender
equality
-Create job
opportunities for
youth and
women,
-Manage
migration/urbani
zation
-National Strategic Plan 2007-2031,
-National Population Policy (2012-
2031),
-National program for the
implementation of Agenda 2030 and
the SDGs
-National Policy for Women
Empowerment 2007 being updated
-National Strategy for Combating
Violence Against Women (2012-
2016),
-Higher Education Policy,
-Reproductive Health Strategy,
-HIV/AIDs Strategy,
-National program for drug control,
-Poverty Reduction Strategy
-Social Protection
-High fertility
rate,
-High
population
growth,
-High
dependency
ratio,
-Broad base
population
pyramid
Sudan focus draws on other indirect factors to
harness demographic dividend, such as
expansion of girls’ education, empowerment of
women and youth, improvement of maternal
and child health, creation of jobs and
employment opportunities as key areas for
public policy development and future action in
the Sudan.
Policy Priorities
Demographic Dividend as a
development policy tool for actions to
transform inevitable changes in the age
structure of people in the Sudan,
especially youth and the working age
people, into tangible gains for
development as well as for peace and
security.
Visioning DD in Sudan
While achievement of demographic
transition is essential, avoidance of
shrinkage of working age population is
absolutely necessary of sustainability of
demographic dividend in Sudan.
Visioning DD in Sudan
Thank You