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The dependency ratio is higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Give two reasons to explain why.

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The following are the reasons for higher dependency ratio in the rural areas as compared to urban areas: 

1. Birth rates are higher in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas. 

2. Large number of adults migrate from rural areas to urban areas in search of jobs and better facilities of life. Adults who migrate to urban areas in search of jobs come back to their rural homes in old age.



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