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

0-4

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

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

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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

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 2055 2060 2065 2070 2075 2080 2085 2090 2095 2100

Millio

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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