What does a total fertility rate of 2.1 indicate?
A) that a population is at its replacement rate
B) that a population has reached its peak
C) that a population is growing quickly
D) that a population is growing slowly
E) A TFR that is less than 2.1 has no particular significance.
A) that a population is at its replacement rate
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