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The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as

The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as:

(a)

the number of children born per 1000 people in the population in a year.

(b)

the number of children born to a couple in their lifetime in a given population.

(c)

the birth rate minus death rate.

(d)

the average number of live births a woman would have by the end of her child-bearing age.*

Answer:

(d)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that are born to a woman over her lifetime if they were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through their lifetime and they were to live from birth until the end of their reproductive life. This means by the end of their child bearing age. https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/fertility-levels-drop-below-one-in-many-asian-nations/