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If a country's child population is falling rapidly but the total dependency ratio is not declining, which explanation is most likely?

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Correct answer: Rising elderly dependency is offsetting the decline in child dependency

The total dependency ratio combines child dependency and elderly dependency, both usually measured relative to the working-age population. If the child population falls, child dependency will generally place less pressure on workers. If the total ratio still does not fall, another part of the ratio must be increasing or offsetting that decline.

The most likely explanation is rising elderly dependency. More older people can increase the elderly component enough to cancel the reduction in child dependency, leaving total dependency unchanged. Option A expresses this offsetting effect. Rapid growth of the working-age population would normally reduce dependency if the dependent groups did not rise, and the other choices do not explain the unchanged total.

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Stable Total DependencyElderly DependencyChild DeclinePopulation AgeingAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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