WAEC - Economics (2014 - No. 11)

A declining population is one in which the population is
experiencing a high rate of emigration
made up of large number of old people
not producing enough goods
not contributing enough to the national income

Explanation

Emigration; is the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.

population decline (or depopulation) in humans is a reduction in a human population caused by events such as long-term demographic trends, as in sub-replacement fertility, urban decay, white flight, or rural flight, or due to violence, disease, or other catastrophes.

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