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If a country has a very large child population, what effect may occur on the dependent population?

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Correct answer: Child dependency may increase

Children are generally counted as dependants because most people aged 0 to 14 have not yet entered the workforce and depend on families or public systems for food, education, health care, and protection. If the proportion of children is very large, the child dependency ratio can rise. This means that the working-age population may need to support more children, directly through households or indirectly through public spending.

Option A is correct because a larger child population can increase child dependency. It does not necessarily increase elderly dependency, since that depends on the number of older people. A large child population will not immediately double the working-age group; children enter working ages only after many years. Dependency also does not disappear, because children remain dependent even if the country has many working-age adults. The effect is therefore greater demand for services and support for children.

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