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Optimum Population and Population Explosion

Optimum population is defined as the population size that enables the maximum output and highest standards of living given economic and technological conditions. Optimum population yields the highest quality of life where each person has access to adequate resources. Both under-population and over-population result in lower per capita incomes, as under-population does not fully exploit resources and over-population means there are too many people to work efficiently. Population explosion refers to the rapid rise in global population over the last few centuries, increasing from 2.5 billion in 1959 to 6.1 billion in 2000.

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Optimum Population and Population Explosion

Optimum population is defined as the population size that enables the maximum output and highest standards of living given economic and technological conditions. Optimum population yields the highest quality of life where each person has access to adequate resources. Both under-population and over-population result in lower per capita incomes, as under-population does not fully exploit resources and over-population means there are too many people to work efficiently. Population explosion refers to the rapid rise in global population over the last few centuries, increasing from 2.5 billion in 1959 to 6.1 billion in 2000.

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OPTIMUM POPULATION AND

POPULATION EXPLOSION
Unit 1
OPTIMUM POPULATION

Optimum population has been defined as that size


of population enabling per capita output of the
maximum orders accompanied by the highest
possible standards of living under a given set of
economic and technological conditions. Therefore,
optimum population lies between two extremes,
i.e., overpopulation and under-population.
OPTIMUM POPULATION

Optimum population is a situation where


the number of individuals can be
accommodated in an area to the maximum
advantage of each individual.
OPTIMUM POPULATION

Optimum population yields highest quality


of life, which means each person has
access to adequate food, water, energy and
air of highest quality, adequate medical
care, recreational facilities and cultural
outlets.
UNDER POPULATION

If the actual population in a country is less


than the optimum or ideal population,
there will not be enough people to exploit
all the resources of the country fully. Thus,
the population and the per capita income
will be lower.
OVER POPULATION

If the actual population is above the level of


optimum population, there will be too
many people to work efficiently and
produce the maximum goods and the
highest per capita income. As a result, the
per capita income becomes poorer than
before.
POPULATION EXPLOSION

Population explosion refers to the rapid


and dramatic rise in world population that
has occurred over the last few hundred
years. Between 1959 and 2000, the world’s
population increased from 2.5 billion to 6.1
billion people.
POPULATION EXPLOSION

increases in food production and distribution

Improvement in public health (water & sanitation)

Medical technology (vaccines and antibiotics)

Education

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