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If a country's child population is declining while its elderly population is increasing, what does this indicate?

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Correct answer: Population is moving toward ageing

An age structure is ageing when the share of older people rises and the share of children falls. A decline in the child population usually reflects lower fertility, because fewer young cohorts are being born. At the same time, longer life expectancy allows more people to survive into old age. These two trends together change the population pyramid: its base becomes relatively narrower and the upper age groups become more important.

Therefore, option B is correct: the population is moving toward ageing. It is not becoming younger, because the child share is declining. A very high birth rate would normally enlarge the child population, not reduce it. The situation also does not show that child dependents are rapidly increasing. The statement gives a clear age-composition pattern, so it indicates demographic ageing, even though the speed of ageing would depend on the size and duration of these changes.

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