The reasons for different rates of population growth
Discuss the reasons for different rates of population growth In favour: Reasons why population growth may be high A country may have a high population growth rate due to a high birth rate. This may occur when the population is young, women marry at an early age and have more children. A lack of education and limited job opportunities for women may also encourage larger families. In addition, if children are cheap to bring up and family planning is not widely available, the birth rate is likely to be high. A country may also experience high population growth due to a low death rate. Good healthcare, healthy diets, better housing and improved living conditions can reduce the death rate. This means more people survive for longer, increasing the population size. In addition, if more people immigrate into a country than emigrate from it, net migration will be positive, increasing population growth. Against: Reasons why population growth may be low In contrast, a country may ...