Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Economics Question 50

Practice objective / multiple choice question 50 from the 2022 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 50 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2022 • ECONOMICS • objective

At the start of 2020 a country's population was 10 million. The number of women aged 20‑24, 25‑29 and 30‑34 are 500,000; 400,000 and 300,000 respectively. Their age‑specific fertility rates are 0.12, 0.15 and 0.10 births per woman per year. The crude death rate is 8 per 1,000 population per year and net migration is +20,000 per year. Assuming only these three age groups contribute to births, estimate the population at the start of 2021 using the cohort‑component method. Give your answer in millions to two decimal places.

Answer Options

A. 9.95
B. 10.07
Correct Answer C. 10.09
D. 10.12
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
10.09

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Economics Question 50. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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