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What is "demographic dividend"? |
It happens when both the birth rate and the death rate are low in the population. It happens when there is high migration of the population from rural to urban areas. It happens when the birth rate is high but the death rate is low in the population. It happens with an increase in the proportion of workers relative to non-workers in the population. |
It happens with an increase in the proportion of workers relative to non-workers in the population. |
The correct answer is Option (4) → It happens with an increase in the proportion of workers relative to non-workers in the population. The demographic dividend is a potential for accelerated economic growth that arises from a change in a country's population age structure. It occurs when a nation's working-age population (typically defined as those aged 15-64) is significantly larger than the non-working-age population (children and the elderly). This favorable shift in the age pyramid means:
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