What are the consequences of over population ?

Explanation

Consequences of over population. Over population leads to number of problems not only at national level but also individual.s family problems. Some of them are described below-
(i) Unemployment. More number of people means more jobs and if sufficient number of jobs are not available, it leads to unemployment.
(i) Poverty. If in a family there are more persons and the income is less, so naturally with the addition of every child, the poverty increases.
(iii) Housing problem. For more people, more houses are required.
(iv) Education problem. It becomes difficult for the government to provide education to all.
(v) Food supply. If the population increases and the production of food does not increase, this ill lead to a shortage of food supply.
(vi) Pollution and environmental digradation. There will be an added problem of population. every thing is taken from environment in excess, so it will result in pollution and degreadation of environment.
(vii) Hygenic condition. More people in a small area generally make the conditions unhygenic. There will be an accumulation of waste material as it is not removed that early.