Population explosion and population control.

1. POPULATION EXPLOSION AND
POPULATION CONTROL
BY – ABHISHEK KUMAR

2. • By Population explosion, we mean very rapid and
unprecedented growth of population which
creates a lot of problems in the country.
• * The litral meaning of population is “the whole
number of people or inhabitants in a country or
region.
• In simple words it could be defined as increase in
birth rates and decrease in death rates.
POPULATION EXPLOSION

3. • When we look at the figures of Indian census from
time-to-time, we observe that there is an enormous
growth of our population from 1931 onwards. This is
shown in the figure.
Today, population explosion is a major problem faced
by developing countries of the world.

5. •🔷grows at an annual rate of 2% can double in
35years . It has happened in India population.
By 2045, it is expected that we will be most
populous country in the world. People of the
Republic of china may be pushed to the
second position, because the rate of
population in their country has come down
with enforcement of one child to a family.

6. •⏩The ill effect of such sudden explosion
of population is devastating on the
national economy. All our planning and
efforts become futile under these
unfavorabl demograhic conditions.

7. • The increase in birth rates due to medical
improvement and illiteracy.
• The decrease in death rates due to the
better medical facilities and advancement
in the field of medicine.
REASONS FOR THE POPULATION

8. REASONS FOR INCREASE IN
POPULATION IN INDIA
• Birth rate
• Poverty
• Illiteracy, traditions and cultural norms, Death rates
• Advanced medical treatments
• Migration Play an important role in the population
increase

9. EFFECT OF POPULATION EXPLOSION
1. Air pollution
2. Water pollution
3. Increase in demand for food resources
4. Deforestation
5. Unemployment and Illiteracy

10. CONSEQUENCES OF OVER POPULATION
• Land or space
• Housing problems
• Food supply
• Water supply
• Sanitation
• Health care and education
• Unemployment and poverty
• Crimes
• Traffic problem
• Fuel and energy problems

11. POPULATION CONTROL
• There are two ways of controlling human
population
1. Planned
2. Catastrophic

12. • Planned control of population :- The only
practicable method to control world Population is
to reduced the birth rate. It can be achieved by
• Education
• Increasing marriageable age
• Family planning

13. •Education :- young people of reproductive
age group should be educated about the
benefits of small family.
Mass media (radio, television, newspaper,
magazines, poster ) and education
institutions can play an important role in this
campaigning.

14. •MARRIAGEABLE AGE :- Present marriageable
age is 18 years for female and 21 years for
males. Population experts explain that raising
marriageable from 18 to 20 or 22 would bring
down the birth rate by 20-30% an ICMR
report has shown that about 49% women in
india are married before the legal age of 18
years.