Financial hardship delaying marriage and parenthood among young Ghanaians

The findings coincide with the global observance of World Population Day on July 11, instituted by the United Nations in 1989 to draw attention to population issues, reproductive health, education, employment and the need for governments to invest in young people.

Call for investmentUNFPA says the findings reinforce the need for governments to invest strategically in young people through improved education, quality healthcare, decent employment opportunities and accessible reproductive health services.

Of that number, 37,663 clients, representing 35 per cent, were young people aged between 15 and 24 years.