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JAMB Economics 1997 Question 7

Question 7

Population

In a country, if the proportion of people who are below 15 years is 45% and those above 60 years is 30%, this implies that the

  1. A.dependency ratio is high
  2. B.population is optimum
  3. C.active population is large
  4. D.population is growing according to Malthus theory.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (dependency ratio is high)

Explanation

75% of the people are children or old people who depend on the 25% of working age, so the dependency ratio is high.