The role of applied demography for proactive development decision-making in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Over the past two decades, the demographic literature in Sri Lanka has widely been focused on demographic transition and related implications. Age -sex structure transition, demographic dividend and underutilization of human resources have been debated topics among researchers and policy makers. The knowledge of current and future population dynamics and its applications on development decision making is vital to achieve 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Therefore, this paper discusses the significance of applied demographic perspectives in micro level decision making in Sri Lanka. The analysis was based on desk review and secondary data. The analysis indicated that applied demographic analysis could be played a considerable role while incorporating demographic perspectives in development, especially, public and business decision making in Sri Lanka.