12. The overall rate of population change in a country A was 2% in year 1999. The rate of net migration in the same year was -0.05%. What has been the rate of crude natural increase in country A in year 1999

A. 2.05%
B. 1.95%
C. 1.5%
D. 1.05%

1 answer

B. 1.95%

Crude natural increase is the rate of population growth resulting from the difference between the number of births and deaths in a country. In this case, we can calculate the rate of crude natural increase by subtracting the rate of net migration (-0.05%) from the overall rate of population change (2%).

2% - (-0.05%) = 2% + 0.05% = 2.05%

Therefore, the rate of crude natural increase in country A in year 1999 was 2.05%.