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Summary: As part of the BBC's season focusing on the young, find out how young people approach relationships, education and work.
The number of young people in the world has never been higher. In all, there are about one billion 12 to 18-year-olds. Almost nine out of 10 live in the developing world. The proportion of young people per country is highest in Africa and lowest in Europe. In Uganda 57 per cent of people are under 18. In Italy, Greece and Spain the figure is 17 per cent. Developing countries which invest in their young could see economic growth surge, says the World Bank. Those which fail could see tensions. A quarter of young people live on less than US$1 a day. See the BBC's Special Report on how young people view the world today