Youth & Exclusion | Youth Inclusion Network

STATEMENT

89% of the world’s Youth population live in developing economies

56% of employed Youth remain poor, according to the criteria of US$2.15 per day (2 euros)
By 2030, 40% of the world’s population will be below the age of 25.

In 2025, there are currently 1.2 billion Youth aged between 15 and 24 years old in the world. Almost 700 million of them currently live below the poverty threshold of US$2.15 per day, malnourished, victims of violence and abuse…

Today’s youth are faced with a growing deficit of decent work opportunities and high levels of economic and social uncertainty.

For example in the Philippines, 15.5% of the entire population live bellow the national poverty live of 91 Php/day (or 1.56 USD/Day), and 4.3% in extreme poverty (less than 64 Php per day or 1.156 USD/Day). This corresponds to 17.5 million people in the philippines alone.

Moreover, the average age in the Philippines is 25,3 years old. Among this very young population, a lot of young Filipino adults are struggling every day to find a decent job and find money for their food.