This study analyses sex-disaggregated data from various countries to characterize rural youths’ transition to adulthood by gender.
Little is known about the economic activities of rural youth. This study provides empirical evidence on this gap in literature.
This study uses the concept of the Rural Opportunity Space from economic geography literature to shed light on these questions.
Building on United Nations data, this study analyses how past growth of the youth population was dramatic in Asia and the Pacific, while projections suggest a sharp rise in the youth population of sub-Saharan Africa until 2050.