- To control /reduce the dependence burden. This is because a high population growth rate leads to increased dependence burden on the small working population which leads to low level of savings, low level of capital formation and low level of investment.
- For purposes of reducing unemployment. This is because a high population growth rate leads to unemployment and underemployment as the public and private sectors are not in position to create enough employment opportunities to match with the high population growth rate.
- To reduce income inequalities / to promote equity in income distribution. This is because high population growth rate leads high poverty levels especially in the rural areas.
- To control / reduce government expenditure on social amenities (services. This is because a high population growth rate leads to increased government expenditure on provision of social services like education and healthcare.
- As a way of improving on the Balance of payments position. This is because a high population growth rate leads to balance of payment problem due to increased import requirements to supplement domestic supply of goods.
- For controlling social costs like pollution / to minimise environmental degradation. This is because a high population growth rate leads high social costs in form of accidents, congestion, pollution and sanitary problems which are due to the increase in the large number of people in different areas.
- For purposes of increasing effective demand / market. This is because a high population growth rate leads to limited domestic market or low effective demand due to low income per capita.
- To ease planning for the population / for effective government planning. This is because due to a high population growth rate effective economic planning for the population becomes difficult due to limited resources / funds.
- To avoid overutilisation of the natural resources / to control or minimise depletion of natural resources. This is because a high population growth rate leads to quick depletion of resources due to over exploitation by the people.
- To reduce pressure on infrastructure / to minimise straining of the available infrastructure. This is because a high population growth rate leads to the available social and economic infrastructure in form of schools, hospitals and housing that ire overstrained.
- To control / fight rural-urban migration and its evils (negative effects). This is because a high population growth rate leads to increased rates of rural-urban migration and its related problems of rural stagnation, open urban unemployment and development of slums.
- As a means of reducing external resource dependence and economic dependence in general. This is because a high population growth rate leads to increased reliance on foreign aid, foreign manpower and foreign technology to meet the needs of the high population increase.
- To minimise brain drain. This is because a high population growth rate leads to brain drain which robs a country of her productive labour that tries to look for better opportunities in other countries.
- To improve labour productivity. This is because a high population growth rate leads low labour productivity especially in the agricultural sector due to the law of diminishing marginal returns.
- To fight crime and immorality. This is because a high population growth rate leads to development of an idle and disorderly population because many people are unemployed, underemployed and poor and are therefore, easily convinced to engage in crime and immorality.
- To fight / control inflation. This is because a high population growth rate may lead to inflation due to high demand for goods and services.
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