A rising standard of living will

A) necessarily reduce the population by reducing the birthrate.
B) increase the birthrate.
C) reduce the birthrate, but population may continue to grow if the death rate falls more quickly.
D) reduce the birthrate initially but will increase the birthrate significantly at higher levels of income as people can afford to have more children.

Standard Of Living

The amount of riches, convenience, possessions, and basic requirements afforded to a person, collective, or civilization.

Birthrate

is measured as the number of live births per thousand people in a population per year, indicating the rate at which a population is growing or declining.

Population

The total number of individuals or inhabitants in a specific area or region at a certain time.