The correct option is
A 1.Expanding rapidly
2.Expanding slowly
3.Stable
4.DecliningIn an age structure diagram, depending on the number of individuals in each age class we can determine whether a population is expanding, stable or declining. The shape of the pyramid predicts the future growth of the population. Age pyramids with a broader base, i.e. large number of individuals in the pre-reproductive and reproductive stages indicate an expanding population. This pattern is usually seen in developing countries.
Populations in which the number of individuals are almost similar in pre-reproductive and reproductive stages, expands slowly. When the number of individuals are more or less equal in all age classes, it indicates a stable population. When the base of the pyramid is narrow with lesser pre-reproductive individuals than post-reproductive individuals, it indicates a declining population.
Declining population is a population, which has higher death rate than birth rate, because majority of the population are in the post-reproductive, old age, than in the reproductive or pre-reproductive phase, where they can soon reproduce.
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