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If a country's working-age share falls from 60 to 52 percent while the elderly share rises from 15 to 23 percent and the child share stays unchanged, which effect is possible?

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Correct answer: Elderly dependency may increase

The working-age share falls from 60 to 52 percent, while the elderly share rises from 15 to 23 percent. The child share remains unchanged. This means the proportion of elderly people compared with the working-age population becomes larger, even though the total population size is not provided.

The change in elderly share is an increase of 8 percentage points, while the working-age share decreases by 8 points. Therefore, elderly dependency may increase, making option A the appropriate conclusion. Child dependency cannot be said to decline because the child share stays unchanged and the working-age denominator changes. Total dependency is not necessarily lower, and the working-age share clearly does not rise.

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Elderly DependencyWorking Age DeclinePopulation AgeingAge Structure ChangeAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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