Population Explosion

Population is the main source of strength:

Population of a country is one of the sources of its strength. It supplies men for its armed forces, industry, agriculture and other social, economic and political activities. If a country gives proper education and training to its millions of people, they can earn and produce not only for themselves but also for the world at large. The increased production and export of goods can thus make this country rich and strong. But the size of population should be well within the means of the country to support it. Only then a country can make progress.

Increased population resulting many problems:

Rapid population growth poses a serious threat to the economics of poor and developing countries like Pakistan. It has many disadvantages for the economic progress of the country.

First, since the resources of national income are limited, the rapid addition in eating mouths leads to the scarcity of essential commodities. Thus the food problem in developing countries has become chronic in nature. Every year the government has to spend corers of rupees on the import of eatables like wheat, sugar, edible oils etc. Valuable foreign exchange spent on the import of these things can be spent more profitably on the import of machinery and other goods needed for developmental activities.

Unemployment and other problems due to increased population:

It is also responsible for the problem of widespread unemployment and constantly rising prices. The government is finding it difficult to provide the facilities of schools, hospitals, roads, houses etc to ever increasing number of people. If these states affairs continue, it will result in general unrest and political revolution.

Population in developing countries growing at a rapid rate:

The statistical data collected recently shows that the population in developing countries is increasing at a rapid rate. This alarming indeed. There is a great need to have effective check on population growth. Illiterate people and orthodox are the main reason of increasing population. It is not all wise for a poor man to have an unmanageable large family. In this age of new fashions and high price, it is very difficult for large families to have good standard of living. It is desirable that Govt. should take positive steps to control population.