The population growth rate means:

Question

The population growth rate means:

1. A. Difference between the growth of male and female
2. B. Difference between the population of urban and rural areas
3. C. No. of births per thousand persons
4. D. Difference between birth rate and death rate (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — Difference between birth rate and death rate

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Difference between birth rate and death rate.

Key Points

• Population growth rate = Birth Rate − Death Rate.
• It represents the net natural increase in population per thousand persons per year.

Additional Information

• Natural growth rate = birth rate − death rate, both expressed per 1,000 people per year. Adding net migration gives the actual growth rate.
• India's population growth is now driven by population momentum — a young age structure — even as fertility falls.
• The total fertility rate has dropped to about 2.0, just below the replacement level of 2.1, per NFHS-5.
• The classic framework is the demographic transition model, in which death rates fall before birth rates, producing a temporary surge in growth.