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If a country has a large working-age population but its elderly population is also growing rapidly, what may happen in the long run?

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Correct answer: Elderly dependency may rise as the large working-age group ages

A large working-age population can support production and reduce dependency for a period, but it does not remain in that age group forever. As this cohort grows older, many people will move into the elderly category. If the younger cohorts behind them are smaller, the proportion of elderly people and the burden of elderly dependency can rise in the long run. Choice A correctly describes this demographic shift.

The result is not that child dependency must double or that the working-age group will always remain large. Nor will the elderly population automatically decline merely because it is currently smaller. Fertility, survival, migration, and the size of later cohorts all influence the final outcome. The key reasoning is that today’s large adult cohort becomes tomorrow’s older cohort, creating future pension, health-care, and care pressures.

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