Which of the following statements correctly defines population stabilization?
It occurs when the difference between birth rate and death rate is negligible
Population stabilization is the stage at which a population stops growing and remains more or less constant in size. This happens when the birth rate and death rate become nearly equal, so that the natural growth rate (birth rate minus death rate) is close to zero.
It is usually reached when fertility falls to the replacement level (a Total Fertility Rate of about 2.1) and mortality is low; India's National Population Policy 2000 set the long-term goal of a stable population by 2045.
Fertility higher than mortality causes the population to grow, a zero birth rate would make the population decline, and exponential urban growth is the opposite of stabilization.
Hence, population stabilization occurs when the difference between birth rate and death rate is negligible.
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