Population growth from the past to present in percentage is equal to absolute growth divided bypopulation.

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Solution

The correct option is A past
When we discuss about growth percentage, we talk of how much increase in the number of people occurred with respect to the past population.

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Year	Total Population (in millions)	Absolute Increase in the Decade (in millions)	Annual Growth Rate (%)
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001	361.0 439.2 548.2 683.3 846.4 1028.7	42.43 78.15 108.92 135.17 163.09 182.32	1.25 1.96 2.20 2.22 2.14 1.93