Answer:
1) can grow either more slowly or more rapidly than real GDP.
Explanation:
Real GDP per capita is the result of dividing real GDP by the total population of a country. Real GDP per capita changes are determined by both the changes in the real GDP and the changes in the population.
If real GDP grows at a slower rate than the population, then real GDP per capita will decrease. But if real GDP grows at a faster rate than the population, then real GDP per capita will increase.
For example, real GDP grows at 3% while population grows at 2%, real GDP per capita will grow by 1%. But some countries have positive economic growth and negative population growth, so the real GDP could grow by only 2%, but since the population growth is -1%, the real GDP per capita will grow at 3%.
