EFFECTS OF POPULATION EXPLOSION

Population explosion is the sudden and rapid increase in population of an area or country
relative to the existing available resources to sustain it.

Effects of population explosion include:

• Leads to over exploitation of resources.
• Leads to food shortages.
• Leads to land shortages.
• Leads to increased dependency ratio or burden.
• Leads to increased poverty.
• Leads to worsened balance of payments position.
• Leads to environmental degradation.
• Leads to increased income inequalities.
• Leads to rising demand pull inflation.
• Unemployment is increased.
• Distorts government projected planning.