FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the country is facing a challenge of population size and age structure, with the majority of the population being under 15 years old. Meanwhile, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Seth Brokman says approximately one in five women aged between 15 and 49 in Zambia wanted to stop or delay child bearing but were not using any form of contraception. The duo was speaking during this year’s World Population Day which was held under the theme “Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities”, while the 2023 State of the World Population Report was held under the theme: “eight billion...

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