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  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 bec...

  Overpopulation is a function of the number of individuals compared to the relevant resources, such as the water and essential nutrients they need to survive. It can result from an increase in births, a decline in mortality rates, an increase in immigration, or an unsustainable biome and depletion of resources. Overpopulation is a situation where people in a particular country are many in relation to the available resources; it is also a situation whereby the population of a country is above the optimum population. This situation will force people to compete for the available resources and due to shortages of resources; there will be general decline in the standard of living.       Positive effects of Overpopulation Defense: Large Population makes it possible to mobilize enough people to defend the integrity of the country in times of war and any other emergencies.   Increase in Labor Market: Increasing population ensures increase in the labor force. La...

The word population comes from the Latin word Populus meaning people. Population or human population refers to the total number of people found in a given area at a specified time. What is a population size? Population size refers to the total number of people in the country. This may change over time due to dynamic components like birth, death, and migration . Population size is obtained through censuses . GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION un even distribution It is unevenly distributed over the surface such that some areas have low density other have medium density and some areas have high-density population other areas have no population at all. Population is dynamic Population is dynamic in the sense that it is migratory as people move from one place to another place either permanently or temporarily depending on the prevailing conditions. The population has an age-sex structure This refers to the composition or proportion of the population in terms of sex, age, and occupat...