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Consider the following countries: 1. Italy 2. Japan 3. Nigeria 4. South Korea 5. South Africa Which of the above countries are frequently mentioned in the media for their low birth rates, or ageing population or declining population?
(a)
1,2 and 4*
(b)
1,3 and 5
(c)
2 and 4 only
(d)
3 and 5 only
(A)
The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as:
the number of children born per 1000 people in the population in a year.
the number of children born to a couple in their lifetime in a given population.
the birth rate minus death rate.
the average number of live births a woman would have by the end of her child-bearing age.*
(D)