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If a country has a very small child population but still a large working-age population, why may elderly dependency not yet be extremely high?

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Correct answer: The large working-age group still keeps the denominator large

Elderly dependency is determined primarily by the number of older people relative to the working-age population. A small child population may indicate that fertility has fallen and that ageing could become stronger in the future, but it does not by itself make current elderly dependency high. If the working-age group is still large, it provides a large denominator in the ratio, keeping the current elderly burden moderate unless the elderly population is also very large. Option B is false because fewer children do not eliminate older people. Options C and D confuse distinct demographic measures. Therefore, A is correct.

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Elderly DependencyWorking-Age PopulationLow FertilityFuture AgeingAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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