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4 marksConcepts in Population and Development

CAPE Sociology Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1 · Question 2(a)

Country B has a total population of 24 million, with 5 million children under 15 years old and 18 million individuals aged 15 to 64 years. The remainder are elderly and not working.

Given that dependency ratio (DRO) = Number of Dependants : Number of Working Population, calculate the dependency ratio in Country B.

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  1. 2(b)State TWO things that a country's dependency ratio may imply about that country.[4 marks]
  2. 2(c)State TWO measures a country can take to address the issue of an ageing population.[2 marks]

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