(VOVworld) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union have launched a report on the state of World Population 2014 titled “The Power of 1.8 Billion: Adolescents, youth and the transformation of the future”.

Vietnam should invest in adolescents and youth take advantage of golden population (Photo: VNA)

UNFPA representative in Vietnam Arthur Erken, said there are now 1.8 billion adolescents and youths aged from 10 to 24, accounting for 25 percent of the world’s population. Vietnam has the number of adolescents and youth making up 40 percent of Vietnam’s population, the record highest rate in its history. This situation is forecast to last until 2014 and is an opportunity for Vietnam to take advantage of the period of this golden population for its socio-economic development. Le Quoc Phong, Chairman of the Vietnam Students' Association, called on the participation of the youth in building and analyzing policies relating to them to assure that these policies are suitable and match their demands.