What is total fertility rate?

a. The amount of land needed to support a person
b. The number of children born to an average woman over her lifetime
c. The monetary value of goods produced per person
d. The average lifespan of the population

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The total fertility rate (TFR) is defined as b. The number of children born to an average woman over her lifetime. It is a measure used in demography to describe the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime based on current birth rates.

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