Question

As countries move from agricultural to industrial to services economies, birth rates increase. True or False

Answer 1

False. As countries move from agricultural to industrial to services economies, birth rates generally decrease.

Step-by-step explanation:

False. As countries move from agricultural to industrial to services economies, birth rates generally decrease.

During the agricultural stage, when a country has a high birth rate, most people work in agriculture and have large families to help with farm labor. As the country transitions to an industrial economy, mechanization reduces the need for agricultural labor, and people migrate to urban areas for employment opportunities. In urban areas, families tend to have fewer children due to the cost of raising children in an industrialized setting and increased access to education and career opportunities for women. Therefore, the birth rate typically decreases as a country progresses through the stages of economic development.

References:

1. LibreTexts™
2. Urbanization and Family Size
3. Stage 2 in the Demographic Transition Model