When can a rapidly growing workforce become an opportunity for development?

Correct answer: When skills, education and jobs are available

Answer: A. A large working-age population can support development when people are healthy, educated, trained and able to find productive work. Education and skill training improve productivity, while suitable jobs allow workers to earn incomes, support families, pay taxes and contribute to goods and services. This possible economic benefit is often called a demographic dividend, but it is not automatic. A is correct because it provides the conditions needed to turn a large workforce into an advantage. B is wrong because unemployment wastes skills and may create social and economic pressure. C is wrong because weak education reduces the ability of workers to obtain productive employment. D is wrong because treating migration as a crime does not create skills or jobs and may prevent people from seeking opportunities. Memory cue: a young workforce becomes a dividend only when people can learn, work and earn.