WAEC - Economics (2012 - No. 17)
Which of the following is capable of increasing the population of a country?
increase in birth rate
increase in death rate
poor medical facilities
decrease in birth rate
Explication
Birth rate is the proportion of births to the total population in a place in a given time. That is, the amount of babies born and alive in a given period of time. An increase in the birth rate would cause the population of that geographical area to increase.