The following points highlight the nine main reasons for population growth as a retarding factor of economic development. Some of the reasons are: 1. Population and Per capita Income 2. Population and Supply of Food 3. Burden of High Proportion of Unproductive Consumers 4. Population and Unemployment 5. Population and Burden of Education, Housing and Medical Care and Others. Reason [...]
The following points highlight the six main effects of population growth on the Indian economy. Effect # 1. Population Growth and Income Growth: During 1950-51 and 1999-00, India's national income (at 1993-94 prices) increased by 4.4% per annum. But population increased at the rate of 2.2%. The net result has been modest 2.1% increase in per capita income. Thus, in [...]
Let us make an in-depth study of the effects of economic development on population growth of a country. Population growth affects economic development; and, in its turn, economic development affects population growth. So far, we have studied the effects of population growth on economic development. We now take up the effects of economic development on population growth. The last two [...]