Population Growth And Economic Development

Chapter one “Population” explains how population changed through the years and what caused the population explosion. One of the reasons was a reduction of death rate after World War II due to being able to stop some diseases. Also, people in less developed countries believe in having more children, often due to religion or tradition. More children provide more wealth. The chapter is explaining how population growth affects development. When the growth is to rapid it causes that most of the population in a country is nonproductive, therefore more resources are needed to maintain a country. On the other hand, if the growth is too low, also more funds are needed to support older part of population. There is no good answer to how fast population

Thesis: The topic of human population growth is an important issue due to its impacts upon people in developing countries, economics, religion, food production, and the environment; without any limitations, population growth can lead to negative consequences, such as famine and environmental destruction, or even positive outcomes, such as potential economic growth.

In the last few centuries, Europe has experienced major changes both in its population makeup and number. Be that as it may, in the last two decades, it has been faced with an unprecedented decline in population growth while struggling with the issue of an aging population. Indeed, from Helsinki to Lisbon, the birth rate has fallen dramatically in recent years. It has fallen so much so that most countries have put together some form of policies to help mitigate what is perceived as a serious demographic crisis in european capitals. Those policies have yielded different results. While some countries like France are now experiencing a slow growth rate as a result of those policies, others in the likes of Germany are forced to still deal with an ever declining population. In this paper, I will be analyzing, comparing, and contrasting the policies in both countries.

An increase in human population can influence our economy. Some of the factors that are affected are unemployment, poverty and the restriction of economic expansion. When the population increases, the cost of health, education,

The Global human population increases growth amounts to around 75 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7 billion in 2012. It is expected to keep growing, and estimates have put the total population at 8.4 billion by mid-2030, and 9.6 billion by mid-2050. Many nations with rapid population growth have low standards of living, whereas many nations with low rates of population growth have high standards of living.

The world population is only growing. The U.N. predicts that from today’s 7.5 billion we will reach 9.3 billion by the year 2050. (World Population Prospects n.p) In New York Times author Nicholas Kristof’s article, The Birth Control Solution, Kristof attempts to promote family planning as a solution to many of the world’s problems. He will do this by giving examples that an out of control global population causes poverty, conflict, and environmental damage; and that family planning would be a cost effective solution.

10. It is difficult to find the relationship between population growth and economic development, but some econismost believe that population growth stimulations economic development and technological innovation. Others think that rapidly expanding populations hamper down on developmental efforts. A slower, more stabilized population growth would help other issues in the world (poverty, hunger, underdevoplement, etc.), and in turn, will promote economic development.

So we see that on the other hard there are some situations where population growth can hamper economic development. This seems to focus more on the poorer countries of the world, which is probably due to more of a lack of resources. Also noted by Cincotta & Robert (1997), results of an elaborate study found that the correlation between stagnant economic growth and economic strength is the most prevalent among developing nations of the world. In other words, stagnate economic growth can be attributed to population growth as well, which as previously noted is an antithesis to this paper, but to point out, this heavily relates countries with a below average gross domestic

In this project, I will examine the relative rate of population growth for the individual countries of a selected region. I chose ten countries in Africa: Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Mali, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Angola, and South Africa, one country from Eastern Europe, Estonia, one country from Asia, China, one country from the Middle East, Iran, one country from South America, Bolivia, and the United States. Below, I will rank each of the countries from highest to lowest in each of the categories concerning population growth and describe their relationships. Population growth is influenced by multiple factors, such as, population policies, culture, and geography.

This spread in the demographic data available to contemporary researchers show that as nations become more developed, fertility rates do not increase exponentially as predicted, nor even linearly, but eventually plateau or potentially even decrease. This concept, demographic transition, has many contributing factors, many of which are uncertain. Still, even if these influences are poorly constrained, the overall trend towards replacement rates of reproduction is well established. The best example of steady and sustainable population levels is the European Union. The EU is highly industrially and agriculturally developed, yet has growth rates near zero percent, and not only a sufficient domestic food supply, but an exportable surplus of grains.

Economic growth is a necessary but not sufficient condition of economic development. There is no single definition that encompasses all the aspects of economic development. The most comprehensive definition perhaps of economic development is the one given by Todaro: ‘Development is not purely an economic phenomenon but rather a multi – dimensional process involving reorganization and re orientation of the entire economic and social system. Development is a process of improving the quality of all human lives with three equally important aspects. These are: 1.

The World Bank’s Global Monitoring Report breaks countries into one of four groups by demographics in accordance with what is referred to as the “first demographic dividend”. The first dividend is the first cycle of population change wherein a population’s demographics evolve. Specifically, the working-age population grows during the first demographic dividend. In the second dividend, the gains associated with the first dividend grow and must be maintained. The four types of demographic countries are pre-dividend, early-dividend, late-dividend, and post-dividend. Pre-dividend countries are those with fertility rates greater than four births per woman. Early-dividend countries are

This can be measured by the following formula; Per capita nominal GDP = Nominal GDP / Population, Per capita real GDP = Real GDP / Population. Seven factors determine economic growth. Natural resources such as land, mineral deposits, waterways; climatic conditions provide an essential foundation to economic growth. Combined with the other resources of capital, labor and enterprises, natural resources can be developed and organized to increase the productive capacity if the nation. Consequently the quality and size of the labor force is a major determinant of economic growth. Education and vocational training are essential the growth potential of a nation. The promotion of education and job training schemes increase the knowledge, skills and flexibility of the workforce that contributes to potentially higher levels of productivity and efficiency. Whether from natural increase or immigration population growth can cause a higher level of economic growth. An increasing population requires increased public spending on housing, education and other social needs while businesses expectations of

The demographics of the world change rapidly. In some parts, the population growth creates challenges, in others, there is a decline in birth rate. Due to the different demographic problems

The present rate of population growth is one of the most significant environmental issues we as humans are facing. The exponential growth at which the population is moving is having direct impacts on climate, energy, poverty, food, the global economy, and politics (Why Population Matters). The world population is currently 7.3 billion people and there is growing doubt that the planet is able to sustain human needs and resource consumption (Population Concern). The expansion of human population is impacting countries, societies, and cultures around the world differently. These differences can occur due to, environmental, political, and societal factors that can determine the severity of the issue and how the country decides to respond. The population is growing at exponential rates and can be expressed by calculating the double time, which is the number of years it takes for population size to double (Harper, Chapter 5). For developed countries, the calculated double time is longer than that of a developing country (Harper, Chapter 5). The first case study under analysis is that of Rwanda, one of the poorest nations in the world, which therefore has one of the lowest double time growths (Harper, Chapter 5). Food scarcity and violence are the stories of Rwanda’s fate and is outlined in Jared Diamond’s book, “Collapse”. The second case study being examined is China’s human population growth, which is not only negatively impacting its own country, but impacting others at a