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If the total number of births is declining while the birth rate remains stable, which explanation is possible?

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Correct answer: Total population size is declining

Birth rate is a relative measure: it compares the number of births with the size of the population, usually per thousand people. The total number of births, however, depends on both the rate and the total population size. If the rate remains stable but the population becomes smaller, the same proportion applied to a smaller base will produce fewer births in absolute numbers.

For example, a stable rate applied to 10 million people can produce more births than the same rate applied to 8 million people. Therefore option A is a possible explanation. A rising birth rate contradicts the condition, and stopping deaths or having positive net migration does not necessarily explain fewer births. The supplied answer is correct, though population age structure could also influence actual births.

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Birth RateTotal BirthsPopulation SizeDemographic RatesPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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