The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as :
[amp_mcq option1=”the number of children born per 1000 people in the population in a year.” option2=”the number of children born to a couple in their lifetime in a given population.” option3=”the birth rate minus death rate.” option4=”the average number of live births a woman would have by the end of her child-bearing age.” correct=”option4″]
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Option A describes the Crude Birth Rate (CBR).
Option B is a simplified concept, but TFR is a theoretical construct based on population-wide age-specific rates, not an average of actual children born to specific couples or women who have completed their childbearing.
Option C describes the natural growth rate (or rate of natural increase), if expressed per 1000 people.
Option D accurately defines the Total Fertility Rate.