Has population anything to do with poverty?

Answer 1

It can intensify poverty, but it is not a cause of poverty. Countries with large population are usually underdeveloped and lacking birth control options. Oftentimes the need to have numerous children to help to bring in income. All countries suffer from poverty, no matter the size of the population.

Answer 2

Don`t you mean overpopulation?!?

In that case, yes I do believe that overpopulated countries or areas have stronger cases of poverty than other less populated lands.

Stands to reason, doesn`t it?

Take a look at how overcrowded the Republic of China is, for example, and how many people desperately and unsuccessfully struggle with poverty throughout their whole lives there with no chance of a better future!

Answer 3

In theory to avoid have a large percentage of a population in poverty an economy must have enough arable land, and capital to support its work force. With the ability to trade food capital and land are interchangeable so it is no longer necessary to have enough arable land but it helps. In countries with very high birthrates the population can grow faster than capital, and if there is also a shortage of arable land wide spread poverty and hunger is the result.

Answer 4

It has plenty to do with poverty. You can feed 1 child a whole lot more for your money than if you have to feed 8 of them. All you are doing when you help the overpopulated poverty stricken areas is raise a whole generation of people who will have 8 kids a piece who are also poverty stricken.

Answer 5

Absolutely nothing.

Population Density of:

Honk Kong = 6,571 people per sq km
Taiwan = 685 people per sq km
South Korea = 477 people per sq km
Netherlands = 466 people per sq km

Sudan = 15 people per sq km
Congo = 22 people per sq km
Chad = 6 people per sq km

Here a link to the population densities of over 200 countries. Take a look at the list. Poverty and pop density are simply not related.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/geo_pop_den-geography-population-density

Answer 6

Yes I think it has alot to do with it, For example I have been to Africa and talked to the natives there(80% can't find a job ) and they say is their president, hes as bad or worse than Sadam by the way, the man makes like 50,000 us dollars a year and owns like 5 mansions go figure that plus the elections are rigged (votes counted by his own people) and the people are scared to death of the Presidents guards you walk down the wrong street near the presidents place you die, in asia like africa they have so many kids, My wife is from the Philippines and she has 14 brothers and sisters, Man? Just think of that if we had that many kids phew thats a huge burden, also they pay little of nothing she worked 70 hours a week as an internet assistant makeing 15.00 us dollars a week she told me that was concidered high pay for that Job, I told her gosh I would work one hour and quit haha.Alot is government but also what can the government do to help people who have such massive families, if we averaged that many children here we would be in big trouble 2.

Answer 7

When the population exceeds a region's economic ability to support such a population, the conditions will most likely lead to poverty

Answer 8

Population growth in the Solow growth model helps cause sustainable GDP growth.

However, there's an opposite effect --- in rich countries, having a child is expensive and is a luxury good, so birth rates tend to be very low.

In poor countries, children can work and are thus a source of labor and income; additionally, they have higher death rates due to the poor medical care. So birth rates tend to be higher.

Answer 9

It does when the population of a household is high and the parents can't even afford to feed one child but they just keep having more !!

Answer 10

Not really, there has been poverty thoughout time... way back.

Population, just increase the amount of people living in poverty.