The window of opportunity presented by the demographic dividend generally ends as
A)people start having larger families.
B)people live longer.
C)economic pressures require more people to work.
D)rural populations increase.

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The demographic dividend ends as people live longer. As life expectancy increases, the proportion of older people in the population also increases, increasing the dependency ratio (ratio of non-working to working-age population) and reducing the potential for economic growth.

The Window of Opportunity Presented by the Demographic Dividend Generally