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The UN defines youth as those between the ages of 15 to 24. Today, youth represent 18% of the global population or 1.2 billion people, 87% of youth live in developing countries.
In 2009, about 81million young people were unemployed, the most ever.
In 2008, an estimated 152 million young workers –or nearly 25 percent of the world’s working poor– were living with their families on less than US$1.25 per person per day.
Around 80 per cent of online volunteers mobilized through the UNV Online Volunteering service are between the ages of 18 and 35, 62 per cent of whom are from developing countries.
The world is aging rapidly: by 2050, the number of people over 60 is projected to increase by 50 per cent in developed countries and triple in developing countries. While older adults may have more opportunities to share knowledge and resources with younger generations, they are also more likely to depend on the support of younger generations for longer periods of time.