Population:A boon or a bane?

Some Key Facts India 17% of world population (1 out of every 6 people in the world is Indian) Only 2.3% of world’s land China 20% of world population (1 out of every 5 people in the world is Chinese) Only 6.4% of world’s land

India

17% of world population (1 out of every 6 people in the world is Indian)

Only 2.3% of world’s land

China

20% of world population (1 out of every 5 people in the world is Chinese)

Only 6.4% of world’s land

The Top 10 Economies 1)USA 2)China 3)Japan 4)India 5)Germany 6)UK 7)France 8)Russia 9)Spain 10)Italy Source: World Bank

The Top 10 Economies

1)USA

2)China

3)Japan

4)India

5)Germany

6)UK

7)France

8)Russia

9)Spain

10)Italy

Source: World Bank

And guess their(India and China) per-capita positions?

China - 105 th India - 136 th Source: CIA World Factbook

China - 105 th

India - 136 th

Source: CIA World Factbook

The Top 10 by Per-Capita Income 1)Luxembourg 2)Norway 3)Qatar 4)Ireland 5)Denmark 6)Switzerland 7)Sweden 8)Finland 9)Netherlands 10)United States of America Source:World Bank

1)Luxembourg

2)Norway

3)Qatar

4)Ireland

5)Denmark

6)Switzerland

7)Sweden

8)Finland

9)Netherlands

10)United States of America

Source:World Bank

Not a single country is above 5 crores populace(excepting the US at 30 crores). Isn’t the average human prosperous here?

A Look At The Per-Capita of Populated Nations Top 10 Populated 1)China 2)India 3)United States 4)Indonesia 5)Brazil 6)Pakistan 7)Bangladesh 8)Nigeria 9)Russia 10)Japan Their Per-Capita Rankings 105 th 136 th 10 th 127 th 82 nd 138 th 166 th 150 th 56 th 26 th

Top 10 Populated

1)China

2)India

3)United States

4)Indonesia

5)Brazil

6)Pakistan

7)Bangladesh

8)Nigeria

9)Russia

10)Japan

Their Per-Capita Rankings

105 th

136 th

10 th

127 th

82 nd

138 th

166 th

150 th

56 th

26 th

World’s most populated countries have one of the lowest income for average human!

Guess where’s the rank in Human Development Index?

China - 81 st India - 128 th

China - 81 st

India - 128 th

The Top 10 in HDI 1)Iceland 2)Norway 3)Australia 4)Canada 5)Ireland 6)Sweden 7)Switzerland 8)Japan 9)Netherlands 10)France Source:UN’s Human Development Report

1)Iceland

2)Norway

3)Australia

4)Canada

5)Ireland

6)Sweden

7)Switzerland

8)Japan

9)Netherlands

10)France

Source:UN’s Human Development Report

Not a single country is above 6 crores populace(excepting Japan at 12 crores) Isn’t the average human there enjoying a much better quality of life?

Unemployment in China - 4% Unemployment in India - 7.2%

Unemployment in China - 4%

Unemployment in India - 7.2%

A common quote of many recruiters- “India is not a nation of unemployed,but unemployable.”

With a large pool of unemployables(despite the high population),how can the poverty be eliminated? People below poverty line stand at 27% in India.

Only 29% of this is covered by land

Only 29% of this is covered by land

But if earth becomes like this,then? Where will the farmlands be? What about the World Food Crisis?

But if earth becomes like this,then?

Where will the farmlands be?

What about the World Food Crisis?

Natural resources are limited. We can’t stretch land for settlement/agriculture. We can’t increase the amount of water,oil,coal,uranium.

Deserts in Africa are moving 1 km southwards every year,thanks to Global Warming. Isn’t Global Warming a result of activity of humans encroaching nature?