Written by: Sameep Krishu Maharjan - 25020, Grade X
Posted on: 20 October, 2022
Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Population growth has been one of the most significant drivers of human development and economic growth in the last century. But over the next century, rapid population growth in Sub - Saharan Africa will have profound implications for health, the economy, and the environment. Population growth is one of the primary drivers of human development and economic growth. But over the century, rapid population growth in sub-Saharan Africa will have profound implications for health, the economy, and the environment. The world’s population is expected to reach 7.6 billion people by 2025, up from 7 billion today. That means we’ll have a lot of people to feed, shelter, and educate. Rising populations put a strain on the world’s resources, especially water, food, and land. But population growth is not inevitable. The population of the world is projected to soar to nearly nine billion people in 2019. That level of global population growth has serious implications for health, the economy, and the environment. Population growth has a noticeable impact on an individual’s quality of life. For example, a person may feel the strain of having a large family or raising a large family in a small space. Some of the fastest growing cities in the world are in Africa. Cairo, for example, which was once home to less than half a million people, now has more than twenty million residents. Cairo is only the most obvious example of this phenomenon. Africa is home to seven of the world’s ten fastest-growing cities. The impact of this rapid population growth on the economies, societies, and the environment has been profound. It has led to a strain on the limited resources of the region, such as land and water, and has put a huge pressure on the health systems.
With a rapidly growing population, it becomes difficult to manage the adjustments that accompany economic and social change. Urbanization creates such problems as housing, power, water, transport, etc.With the growth of the world’s population, the health needs of Africa’s growing population will increase, which will have significant implications for the ability of the region’s governments to meet the health needs of their populations. It has also led to a deterioration in the quality of life and potential for sustainable development. It has also led to concerns that the growth of the African population will have a negative impact on the environment, with the amount of food and water required to feed this population growing at an alarming rate. It has also strained the social fabric, as large families become more common, especially among the young. It has also strained the environment, most prominently water, which is becoming increasingly scarce in some areas. The population is growing so quickly that water quality will soon be a critical factor in the quality of life that families experience.
We can prevent rapid population growth if we promote family planning, make education entertaining, studies show that women with access to reproductive health services find it easier to break out of poverty, quality education for all, use of contraceptives, etc can help prevent rapid population growth.
Source:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/population-growth
