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If the share of people aged 60 years and above is continuously increasing, which process is occurring?

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Correct answer: Population ageing

When the share of people aged 60 years and above keeps increasing, the population is undergoing ageing. This usually reflects a combination of fewer births, better survival, and longer life expectancy. As the proportion of children falls and more people reach older ages, the age structure becomes older even if the total population is not growing rapidly. The correct choice is C. A child-population expansion or a working-age explosion would describe different age patterns, while literacy transition is not the demographic process shown here.

Population ageing has practical consequences for planning. Governments may need more pensions, accessible health care, medicines, assisted living, and long-term support. At the same time, the relative number of workers may eventually decline if younger cohorts remain small. The change is gradual and may be influenced by migration, but a sustained rise in the 60-plus share is a direct indicator of ageing. It does not by itself prove that every older person needs institutional care.

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