Africa’s demographic burdens began to lighten in the 1990’s, thanks to gradual reduction in fertility rates and continued urbanization. As seen earlier in Asia, the slowdown in rural population growth and the reduced burden of childcare creates a window of opportunity for new investment to bring larger year-on-year increases in output per capita.
多亏了人口出生率下降和城市化过程的延续，非洲人口负担于二十世纪九十年代开始减轻。 与亚洲早先的情况一样，农村人口增长放缓和抚养负担的减轻为新增投资开启了一扇人均产出逐年递增的机会之窗。