POPULATION IMPACT ON
ENVIRONMENT & ECONOMY
ANTTO ANISHA - A015
ZAINAB HAIDERMOTA- A022
CHINMAYI DUDWADKAR-A023
AYUSHI PATEL- A030
Population & Environment
It is estimated that population will reach 9.2 billion
and India will surpass China.
The relation between population and environment is
more complex, it is more than just numbers.
The impact of humans on environment takes two
major forms:
1. Consumption of resources
2. Wastage as a result of consumption of resources
Demographers, geographers, anthropologists,
economists, and environmental scientists have sought
to answer a more complex set of questions
Debate on ‘carrying capacity’ of the planet.
Population & Economy
Population is very closely linked to the economic
development of a society. The quantity, quality,
structure, distribution, and movement of a population
can help or hinder the rate of economic development.
A developed country with low population can reduce
economic development in future. On the other hand,
for an underdeveloped country with high population
any increase in population will be detrimental to its
economy.
Over-population and its effect on the
environment
Causes of overpopulation Effects of overpopulation
Increase in life expectancy Farming impacts
Decrease in infant mortality rate Deforestation
Prevailing uneducation Eutrophication
Poverty Loss of fresh water
Global warming and climate change
Extinction of species
Increased habitat loss
Depletion of natural resources
Increased emergence of new epidemics &
pandemics
Elevation in the crime rate
Solution of over population
Overpopulation is the problem that did not arise
overnight and its solution cannot come up in a single
day. Controlling overpopulation is a long term process
and requires a lot of planning. The government of one’s
country has a huge role in checking overpopulation.
It’s a responsibility of the government to generate
awareness amongst the people and work towards:
• Family planning.
• Women empowerment.
• Some kind of incentive to people.
• Educate people about birth control methods.
• Reduction in poverty.
Rapid population growth hampers economic
development
Unemployment
Rapid growth in population leads to increase in labor force
Imbalance between supply and demand of labor
Example- Uganda
Rising youth unemployment
Major cause of growth in population Lack of family planning
Food problem
Global population expected to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050
Demand for food will increase
Housing problem
Example- Favelas in Rio de Janeiro
More than 1.5 million people live in Favelas
Lack access to education, healthcare etc.
High incidence of malnutrition, Dengue, Cholera and
other diseases
Poverty
Example- Nigeria
Population will be doubled by 2050
Third most populous country by 2050
Currently 83 million Nigerians live in poverty
High cost of living
Rise in the prices of essential commodities
INDIA’S POPULATION
India’s population currently is estimated at 1.3 billion.
Nearly 17.7% of the world’s population lives in India. As we
are catching up with China whose population is 1.4 billion and
has 18.47% of the global population by 2027.
India is expected to surpass China as the world’s most populous
nation by 2024.
The current population growth rate is 1%, which means India
means India will add over 13 million people this year. As in
much of the rest of the world, India’s growth rate has been
slowing for the past few decades, a decline attributed to
increasing alleviation of poverty, rising education levels,
especially among women and growing urbanization.
Population growth hampers the economic
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS
STRENGTH WEAKNESS Solutions
• Economic • Dependency on
development government. • Technological
• Innovation • Pressure on Advancement
• Increase in demand- government
rise in production- • Migration
more jobs. • Sustainable development
OPPORTUNITY THREAT • Changing consumption
• Depends on the • Pressure on resources
population structure – • Climate Change pattern
young or old • Aging population
population.
Reference
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Mark, C. U. (2015) Accelerating extinction risk from climate change. Science, Vol. 348
(6234), 571-573
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: Global
Climate Report for Annual 2019, published online January 2020, retrieved on July 18,
2020, from [Link]
