Neco 2020 Economics Question 44

Practice objective / multiple choice question 44 from the 2020 Neco Economics examination.

Neco 2020 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 44 NECO • 2020 • ECONOMICS • objective

The initial population of a country is 1,200,000. The crude birth rate is 28 per 1,000 population, the crude death rate is 8 per 1,000, and net migration is +5 per 1,000 per year. Assuming these rates remain constant, calculate the population after 5 years. After 5 years, the age distribution is 0‑14 years: 30\%, 15‑64 years: 60\%, 65 years and over: 10\%. Compute the total dependency ratio (young plus old dependents per 100 working‑age persons).

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Population ≈ 1,357,700; Dependency ratio ≈ 66.7\%
B. Population ≈ 1,324,900; Dependency ratio ≈ 72.7\%
C. Population ≈ 1,357,700; Dependency ratio ≈ 53.8\%
D. Population ≈ 1,350,000; Dependency ratio ≈ 66.7\%
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Population ≈ 1,357,700; Dependency ratio ≈ 66.7\%

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This is Neco 2020 Economics Question 44. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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