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A country's birth rate is falling, total population is still increasing, and median age is rising rapidly. What pattern does this indicate?

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Correct answer: Population ageing alongside slower growth

A falling birth rate means that fewer babies are being added to the population. As younger age groups become smaller, the average or median age rises. However, the total population does not have to stop growing immediately. People already born may continue to live and have children, and low death rates or immigration may add to the population. This combination describes population ageing together with slower growth, not complete stability.

The correct choice is A because all three clues point in the same direction: fertility is declining, the population is still increasing, and the median age is rising. Demographic momentum can keep numbers growing for some time even after births begin to fall. Option B is opposite to the evidence, while C suggests high fertility and a younger population. Option D is incorrect because the total population is still increasing.

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Population AgeingDeclining Birth RateMedian AgeSlow GrowthPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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