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If a country's elderly population rises from 8 percent to 16 percent while the working-age population remains stable, which effect is most evident?

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Correct answer: Elderly dependency may increase

Elderly dependency compares the number of older people with the working-age population that may support them economically or through care. If the elderly share rises from 8 percent to 16 percent while the working-age population remains stable, the number of older people relative to workers has increased substantially. This makes the elderly dependency burden more prominent and may increase demand for pensions, health care, and care services.

The information does not prove that child dependency will fall, because the number of children has not been given. It also does not imply that primary-school demand will double or that the working-age population will grow. Thus option A is the clearest conclusion. The exact dependency ratio would require precise age-group numbers, but the direction of change in elderly dependency is sufficiently clear from the stated conditions.

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Elderly DependencyPopulation AgeingWorking Age PopulationDependencyAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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