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2000 years ago - 300 million people
PRESENT US POPULATION
200 years ago – 1 billion
PRESENT – OVER 6 BILLION
IF THIS TREND CONTINUES – 1 BILLION PEOPLE EVERY 13 OR 14
YEARS
1.21 billion according to Census 2011
Every 5 out of 10 Indians live in :-
WORLD SURFACE AREA
2.4%
WORLD POPULATION 17.5%
STATES
UP
MAHARASHTRA
BIHAR
WEST BENGAL
ANDHRA PRADESH
MADHYA PRADESH
Death rate fell faster than birth rate :-Death rate – Improved health facilities
Birth rate – Fertility rate (important factor)
(Total number of children an average woman will bear over her lifetime)
SPAIN HAS LOWEST TFR (1.15%)KENYA HAS HIGHEST TFR (4.4%)
REQUIRED TFR 2.1%
ACTUAL WORLD’S TFR 2.9%
ACTUAL INDIA’S TFR 2.6%
FOOD SCARCITY :-To meet the demand of growing population, production should be
increased.Poor people don’t get adequate calories to develop their health
properly.Most poor children and adults
suffer from several vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Millions of people are starving throughout the world. 5-20 million people die due to starvation every
year in the world.
OVERCROWDING :-Limited place
Migration to cities in search of jobs
GREEN LANDS AND SEA BEACHES ARE USED FOR HOUSING AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE
INCREASE IN CONSUMPTION :-More people require more food,
More clothes to wear,Drink more water,
Create more pollution, etc
USA – Not overpopulatedConsumes 40% of resources of
the worldProduces 21% of world’s carbon dioxide which is a
green house gasIt has been observed that
developed nations consume more resources than weak &
poor and developing & under-developing countries
20% of world population live in
developed countries and they consume
86% resources of the world. This is
responsible for severe stress on environment.
DESTRUCTION OF MONUMENTS :-More place is needed
STRESS ON COMMON SOCIAL FACILITIES :-
Parks, Playgrounds, Railway Stations, Bus Stops, Hospitals, RoadsSTRESS ON COMMON CIVIC
SERVICES :-Cant perform their work properly due
to excessive load of work and this ultimately affects our environment.
Many people have lost their civic sense as well – Drop domestic waste into drains, throw away garbage on
roads
YEAR POPULATION GROWTH (PER YEAR)
1971 3.2%
1986 1.6%
2000 1%
2012 0.5%
YEAR POPULATION (IN MILLION)
2011 1282050 1002100 67
Family planning was started in 1952
YEAR POPULATION
1952 400 million
2000 1 billion2011 1.21 billion
India’s people are poorest in the world
Half of India is unemployed40% - malnutrition
70% of water is seriously polluted
Half of cropland is degraded
MANY STEPS ARE TAKEN BUT NOTHING REALLY
HELPED
1970 – China is trying to bring its population under controlTo achieve it they strongly
urged for 1 CHILDFree access to sterilization is
provided
2011 CHINA
POPULATION 1.3 billion
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
1.6%
BENEFITS OF HAVING ONLY CHILD :-
Receive extra foodLarger pensionBetter housing
Free medical careSalary bonuses
Free school tutionPreferential treatment in employment for the child
81% OF MARRIED WOMEN IN CHINA ARE UNDER FAMILY
PLANNING PROGRAM