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If working-age people outnumber children and elderly dependents, which situation becomes more likely?

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Correct answer: Lower total dependency ratio

The total dependency ratio compares people usually considered dependent with those in the working-age population. Children and older people are commonly treated as dependents, while working-age people form the denominator. If the working-age group is larger and the numbers of children and elderly people are relatively smaller, the number of dependents per working-age person tends to be lower.

A lower dependency ratio does not mean that every working-age person has a job or that all dependents receive adequate support. It only describes the age composition and the relative size of the dependent groups. Such a structure may give a country an opportunity to benefit from a demographic dividend, but this requires employment, skills, health, and productive institutions. Thus, option A is correct; the other options contradict the stated age pattern.

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