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If a country has a very high proportion of children, what effect can this have on future population growth?

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Correct answer: Future growth potential may rise as many children enter reproductive ages

A high proportion of children creates population momentum. These children will gradually enter working and reproductive ages. Even if each future family has only moderate fertility, a large number of people reaching reproductive age can produce many births in total. The population may therefore continue growing for some time, even if fertility later begins to fall. The effect is about future potential, not an immediate guarantee.

Option A is correct. Age structure matters because it influences the number of people likely to have children in coming decades. A child-heavy population does not necessarily decline immediately, and age composition is not unrelated to growth. It is also incorrect to assume that all children will migrate. Future growth will additionally depend on fertility, mortality, migration, and social conditions.

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