Waec Model Questions Vol1 2025 Economics Question 42
Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2025 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.
In 2020 the population of a country was 150 million. For the first five years (2020‑2025) it grew at 2.5 % per annum. From 2025 onward the annual growth rate fell to 1.8 %. The proportion of the population aged 0‑14 fell linearly from 40 % in 2020 to 35 % in 2030 and then remained constant. The proportion aged 65 + is constant at 5 %. In which year will the total population first exceed 200 million, and what will be the dependency ratio (dependents as a percentage of the working‑age population) in that year? Give the year and the ratio to one decimal place.
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2025 Economics Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.
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