Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to become the world's largest source of new workers over the next 25 years, with more than 620 million people expected to join the region's working-age population by 2050. This is according to the World Bank.

The demographic transformation is expected to increasingly position Africa at the centre of the global labour market as populations age and workforces shrink in several other parts of the world.

The World Bank estimates that the population of Sub-Saharan Africa will rise from about 1.5 billion in 2024 to approximately 2.5 billion by 2050, with more than 600 million additional people entering the working-age population during the period.

However, the rapid expansion of the continent's labour force presents a significant economic challenge, particularly the need to create enough productive jobs to absorb millions of new workers entering the market each year.

According to the World Bank, countries across Sub-Saharan Africa will need to create an average of about 25 million jobs annually through 2050 simply to keep pace with the growth of the working-age population.