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If a country's child share falls from 35 to 25 percent and working-age share rises from 55 to 65 percent while the elderly share remains 10 percent, what change has occurred?

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Correct answer: Child dependency declined and the working-age share increased

The child share falls from 35% to 25%, a decline of 10 percentage points. At the same time, the working-age share rises from 55% to 65%, an increase of 10 points. The elderly share stays at 10%, so there is no evidence that elderly dependency doubled or that the population aged because the elderly share increased. Choice A correctly identifies lower child dependency and a larger working-age share.

The total dependent share is the child share plus the elderly share. Initially it is 35%+10%=45%; later it is 25%+10%=35%. Thus total dependency also declines by 10 percentage points. The changing shares remain balanced at 100% in both cases, and the shift is toward a larger working-age proportion, not toward a larger elderly proportion.

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Child DependencyWorking Age GrowthDemographic DividendAge Structure ChangeAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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