Which among the following correctly define Total Fertility Rate ........

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Which among the following correctly define Total Fertility Rate?

The average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.

The fertility rate at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next.

The fertility rate at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, without migration.

The number of live births per thousand of population per year.

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Explanation:

Total Fertility Rate refers to the average number of children born to women during their reproductive years. In simple terms, it refers to the total number of children born or likely to be born to a woman in her lifetime if she were subject to the prevailing rate of age-specific fertility in the population (reproductive years). Hence option 1st is correct.