Natural growth of population denotes ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Births − Deaths
Natural growth counts only births and deaths. When in-migration and out-migration are added, it becomes the actual growth of population.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 24-05-2026 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 11-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2026-27): “Natural Growth of Population: This is the population increased by difference between births and deaths in a particular region between two points of time.” “Natural Growth = Births – Deaths” “Actual Growth of Population : This is Births – Deaths + In Migration – Out Migration” |