Why do demographers believe that birthrates will decline in some developed countries by 2025? A. There are free health-care faci
lities available to citizens. B. There has been an increase in the infant mortality rate. C. There will be a sudden increase in the birth rate. D. Many citizens are choosing to have small families. E. There is a pattern of population migration to other countries.
D. Many citizens are choosing to have small families.
Explanation:
Many demographers believe that birth rates will decline in some developed countries by 2025. This reduction is mainly associated with three factors:
greater female access to education, with consequent greater participation in the labor market
;
greater access to contraceptive methods
couples prefer to have fewer children and consequently a smaller family.
The downward trend in fertility rates is leading to a significant reduction in the birth rate in almost half of the countries, below the so-called replacement level - indicating that the volume of children per family is insufficient to maintain the size of the population in those places.
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