迪拜未来基金会：2024年未来机遇特别报告：全球青年与未来世代14大机遇分析（英文版）（77页）.pdf

1、FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES REPORTTHE GLOBAL 50SPECIAL EDITIONYOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONSToday,young people aged 1524 years make up 16%of the worlds population(about 1.2billion people).1 By 2030,even though the population of young people will grow to about 1.3billion,2 their share of the global population

2、 will gradually decrease.By 2050,there will be more people over 65years than young people3 because of forecasted declining fertility rates in many,not all,places around the world.4 And by 2100,the number of young people will be around 1.2billion,5 and although similar to today,they will represent ju

3、st 11.5%of the global population.6This evolving landscape will create both opportunities and challenges,continuously shaping the way the youth and future generations will navigate and experience life.To address them,innovation is,and will continue to be,key.As the world convenes at the United Nation

4、s(UN)Summit of the Future,this years special edition of The Global 50 report focuses on the youth and future generations.The concepts of youth and future generations vary in definition,interpretation,and the extent to which they are embedded in policymaking and strategy around the world(see Backgrou

5、nd Notes).However,our intention is to inspire not only delegates gathering in New York to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the future,but also the rest of the world.The contributions to this special edition consist of insights from 14 global andUAE-based experts who comment on relevant o

6、pportunities from the 2022,2023 and 2024 editions of The Global 50 report.These opportunities can empower societies,offer solutions to complex and universal needs,enable individuals and communities to innovate,and aid the transformation ofhumanity to new realities,improved economies,better health an