Demographic dividend - possible relationship between age structure and economic growth

Demografická dividenda - možné souvislosti věkové struktury a ekonomického růstu Abstract The goal of this paper is to describe the demographic dividend as a possibility of using changes in the age structure of the population for economic growth and to list the most important conditi- ons and measures which are necessary for the successful use of demographic dividend. The paper first presents the basic thoughts how the changes in population impact economic growth. Followed by a brief description of the demographic revolution and changes in the age structure of the popu- lation, which cause this process. The study also includes the basic characteristic of the demogra- phic dividend and its individual components affecting economic growth. To conclude, the work deals with the significance of the political environment to realizing the demographic dividend. The analysis is done on three groups of countries, Eastern Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. Keywords: demographic dividend, demographic revolution, age structure of the population, economic growth