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JAMB Economics 1983 Question 40

Question 40

Population

The effect of emigration on a country's population, all other things remaining equal, is to

  1. A.increase its size
  2. B.cause overpopulation
  3. C.increase its growth rate
  4. D.reduce the proportion of children
  5. E.reduce its size.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (reduce its size.)

Explanation

Emigrants leave the country, so with other things unchanged the population falls.