Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Economics Question 46
Practice objective / multiple choice question 46 from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.
The population of Country X was \(150\) million in 2020. For the first five years (2020‑2025) it grew at an annual rate of \(2\%\). For the next five years (2025‑2030) the growth rate fell to \(1.5\%\) per year. In 2020, \(30\%\) of the population were under 15 years old and this proportion fell by \(0.5\) percentage points each year for the first ten years, after which it remained constant. The proportion of people aged over 65 stayed constant at \(5\%\) throughout. Calculate the total dependency ratio (dependents ÷ working‑age population × 100) in the year 2030, giving your answer to one decimal place.
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Economics Question 46. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.
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