CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION GROWTH

CAUSES OF RAPID POPULATION GROWTH RATE; Mainly fertility rate , mortality rate , migration and government policy relating to population are responsible for increasing the population of any particular place or country rapidly . The causes of population growth are as follows;

1         High fertility

2         Educational status of couple 

3         Political system of the country

4         Lack of women empowerment

5         Lack of population education

6         Social and religious belief

7         Low mortality

8         Migration

9         Government policies

CONSEQUENCES OF RAPID POPULATION GROWTH; The consequences of rapid population growth rate of population are as follows;

1         Land

2         Housing

3         Environment

4         Natural resources

5         Impacts on education

6         Impacts on employment

7         Impacts on resource distribution

8         Impacts on health

9         Human resources