Population Growth
China – Overpopulation Management
- Facts
- Largest population in the world
- Over 1.3 billion
- Management
- ‘One-Child Policy’
- Benefits of Doing It
- Longer maternity leave
- Better housing
- Free education for their child
- Negatives of Not
- Fined on their income
- No benefits
- Changes
- In rural areas, if the first child is a girl or is disabled, you’re allowed a second child
- If one of the parents has a disability, or both are only children, then you’re allowed to have a second child
- Results
- Prevention of up to 400 million births
- The fertility rate of a woman has dropped from 5.7 to 1.9
Indonesia – Overpopulation Management
- Facts
- Fourth largest population in the world
- Over 250 million
- Uneven population distribution, majority in Java
- Impacts
- Lack of services
- Lack of housing
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Management
- Due to uneven distribution of the population, the government started a policy called the Transmigration Policy to reduce the impacts
- People are moved to other, less dense islands
- Results
- Population still not evenly distributed
- Poverty still a problem
- Land was too poor to be farmed or people don’t have the skills needed
- Conflict between native people and migrants
UK – Ageing Population Management
- Facts
- In 2005, 16% of the population was over 65
- Causes
- People are living longer due to scientific advancements and improved living standards
- Lots of babies were born in the 1940s and 1960s
- Baby boom
- The number of babies born has fallen leading to a decreased proportion of young people
- Impacts
- Elderly are living in poverty
- The working population isn’t large enough to pay for a decent pension
- The situation is getting worse as taxes aren’t high enough for the government to pay for the state pension
- The health service is under pressure
