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If a country's total dependency ratio is falling while old-age dependency is rising, what is the most logical interpretation?

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Correct answer: Youth dependency is declining even faster

The total dependency ratio is the combined burden of young dependants and old-age dependants compared with the working-age population. In a simplified expression, total dependency equals youth dependency plus old-age dependency. Therefore, if the total ratio falls while old-age dependency rises, the youth component must be falling by a larger amount than the rise in the old-age component.

Option A is the only logical interpretation. This pattern can occur when fertility declines and the share of children becomes smaller, even while people live longer and the elderly share increases. B would tend to raise, not lower, the total ratio. C is impossible as a description of a society with measured dependency, and D cannot be true because old-age dependency is one part of the total and cannot exceed it.

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Dependency RatioYouth DependencyOld-Age DependencyAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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