Neco 2020 Geography Question 5

Practice objective / multiple choice question 5 from the 2020 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2020 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 5 NECO • 2020 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

The age‑structure of a country's population is as follows: 0-14 years = 30\% of the total, 15-64 years = 60\% and 65 years + = 10\%. (a) Compute the total dependency ratio (young + old dependents per 100 working‑age persons). (b) Compute the old‑age dependency ratio (old dependents per 100 working‑age persons). Express your answers to one decimal place.

Answer Options

A. Total dependency ratio ≈ 55.5; old‑age dependency ratio ≈ 12.5
Correct Answer B. Total dependency ratio ≈ 66.7; old‑age dependency ratio ≈ 16.7
C. Total dependency ratio ≈ 60.0; old‑age dependency ratio ≈ 15.0
D. Total dependency ratio ≈ 75.0; old‑age dependency ratio ≈ 20.0
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Total dependency ratio ≈ 66.7; old‑age dependency ratio ≈ 16.7

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This is Neco 2020 Geography Question 5. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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