The United Nations currently predicts that by 2027, India will overtake China as the world's most populous country. Estimates suggest India and Nigeria will together add 470 million people in the next three decades - almost a quarter of the world's population increase to 2050.
According to a new study from the University of Washington (UW), however, several developing nations may find their so-called demographic dividend much less of a boon than anticipated.
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