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If a country's growth rate falls from 2.5 percent to 1.5 percent, which statement is correct?

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Correct answer: Population may still be growing but more slowly

A growth rate of 1.5 percent is still positive. It means the population is increasing, although it is increasing more slowly than it did at 2.5 percent. A fall in the rate is not the same as a fall in the population. Population decline would require a negative growth rate, unless a more specific context changed the interpretation.

The change from 2.5 percent to 1.5 percent shows a slowdown in the pace of growth. It does not prove that deaths exceed births, that population has become stable, or that the population must be declining. Therefore option B is correct: the population may still be growing, but more slowly. The word “may” is suitable because other components, such as migration, can also affect total population.

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Declining Growth RatePositive GrowthPopulation TrendGrowth InterpretationPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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