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If the child population is declining but the youth share is still large, what is a possible explanation?

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Correct answer: Large earlier birth cohorts are now in youth ages

Age groups reflect the birth history of earlier years, not only current fertility. If many children were born during a period of high fertility, that large cohort will later move into the adolescent and young-adult groups. When fertility subsequently falls, fewer new children enter the youngest group, so the child share can decline. However, the earlier large cohort remains visible among young people for many years.

Option A is correct because it explains this time lag between lower fertility and changes in the youth population. Option B is wrong because low fertility does not immediately remove people who were already born. Option C confuses elderly people with youth, and D ignores the strong connection between births and age structure. Population composition therefore changes gradually as cohorts move through age groups.

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