Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Economics Question 44

Practice objective / multiple choice question 44 from the 2022 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 44 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2022 • ECONOMICS • objective

A country's current population is 10 million. The crude birth rate is 20 per 1,000, the crude death rate is 8 per 1,000 and net migration is +0.5 per 1,000. The age structure is 0‑14 years: 30 %, 15‑64 years: 60 %, 65 + years: 10 %. Assuming these rates remain constant and the age‑group proportions do not change, project the total population after 5 years, compute the new overall dependency ratio (young + old over working‑age, expressed as a percentage), and state the annual population growth rate used in the projection.

Answer Options

A. Growth rate 1.25 %; population ≈10.70 million; dependency ratio ≈70.2 %
B. Growth rate 1.40 %; population ≈10.78 million; dependency ratio ≈65.0 %
Correct Answer C. Growth rate 1.25 %; population ≈10.64 million; dependency ratio ≈66.7 %
D. Growth rate 1.10 %; population ≈10.55 million; dependency ratio ≈68.0 %
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Growth rate 1.25 %; population ≈10.64 million; dependency ratio ≈66.7 %

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Economics Question 44. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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