A population in which the total fertility rate is 2 means that
A) birth rates and death rates are roughly balanced.
B) the population is increasing.
C) the population will double in about 40 years.
D) the population will decline by half in 40 years.
E) the population is decreasing.

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A total fertility rate of 2 typically means that each woman is having two children on average, which is generally considered the replacement level fertility rate necessary to maintain a stable population size, assuming no immigration or emigration, with birth rates and death rates roughly balanced.

A Population in Which the Total Fertility Rate Is 2