If a Country Has a Total Fertility Rate of 1

question 237

Multiple Choice

If a country has a total fertility rate of 1.8, then, all else equal, we would expect

• A) population in that country to rise over time.
• B) population in that country to fall over time.
• C) the replacement rate to also equal 1.8.
• D) the population to remain stable over time.

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