Signal Sub-Saharan Africa's working-age population to reach 1.6 billion by 2050

Summary

Sub-Saharan Africa's working-age population is projected to rise from 883 million to 1.6 billion by 2050, which EY presents as the supply side of the migration equation.

Classification

Main topicDemographics & Migration

Secondary topicsLabor & Future of Work

Region menusGlobal

Occurrencescope:transnational · geo_region:africa

Impactscope:global

Time horizon11-30 years (2026-07-25)

Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:53

Evidence 1

Futures Reimagined: EY Megatrends 2026 and beyond EY (Ernst & Young Global Limited) page=37;section=Megatrend 5: Migration infrastructure 2026 accessed 2026-07-25

Part of trends 1

TrendMigration infrastructure8 signals

Directly linked issues 0

No objects.

Relation types: supports

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