Southeast Asia Working-Age Population Growth Projections 2020-2050
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Several Southeast Asian countries will experience a contraction in their working-age population growth from 2020-2050. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicts that these countries are Thailand (-22.2%), Singapore (-16.7%), and Brunei Darussalam (-14.1%).
In Indonesia, the working-age population is projected to grow by 15.5%. This growth projection is not significantly different from Myanmar and Malaysia, which are at 13.4% and 19.8% respectively. According to the ADB, these figures represent balanced growth.
The largest growth in the working-age population will occur in Timor Leste at 74.1%. This is followed by Laos at 40.2%, the Philippines at 36.6%, and Cambodia at 34.8%.
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