The impact of Demographic Transition on Economic Growth in Sudan

Mothana Abdelgader Salawy, Hamza Cherif Ali

  • Mothana Abdelgader Salawy Statistics and Population Studies, Alsalam University, Sudan
  • Hamza Cherif Ali Social sciences, Abu baker Belk aid University- Tlemcen , Algeria
Keywords: Demographic transition, economic growth, gross domestic product, rate of natural increase, life expectancy

Abstract

The process of demographic transition changes the demographic characteristics of any country, this transitions have had economic and social implications, whether long or short-term. Sudan is now in the second phase of demographic transition. This paper aims to studies the impact of demographic transition on economic growth of Sudan. The study used short time series from 1990 to 2019 and the data have collected from Central Bureau of Statistics (Sudan). The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model has been applied. The study results showed a positively impact for the demographic transition on economic growth in Sudan in the long run and negatively in the short run.

Published
2021-01-30
How to Cite
Abdelgader Salawy, M., & Cherif Ali, H. (2021). The impact of Demographic Transition on Economic Growth in Sudan. Journal of Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship , 4(2), 13-18. Retrieved from https://jege.univ-adrar.edu.dz/index.php?journal=jege&page=article&op=view&path[]=125