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A country's growth rate falls from 2.8 percent to 1.4 percent, yet the absolute increase remains large for several years. What is the main reason?

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Correct answer: A lower rate on a large population base can still add many people

Percentage growth and absolute growth are different ideas. The percentage rate tells us what fraction of the existing population is added, while absolute growth tells us the actual number of people added. When the starting population is very large, even a relatively small percentage can represent a large number of people.

For example, a 1.4 percent increase applied to 100 million people adds 1.4 million people in one year. Thus a fall from 2.8 percent to 1.4 percent does not mean that additions immediately become small; it means the rate is lower relative to a large base. The base population may remain large for years. Therefore option A is correct; the other choices are not necessary explanations.

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Declining Growth RateLarge Population BaseAbsolute GrowthPopulation MomentumPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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