The Causes and Effects of Rapid Overpopulation

The causes and effects of rapid overpopulation

When overpopulation becomes a problem, we should face it. A lot of places are overcrowding due to rapid population growth. The reasons are clear when the amount of people in a particular area can’t handle the extra people. Resources are usually limited and there are economic problems that occur when there is over population.

        Creating employment for a huge population in a country, especially in developing countries such as Indonesia face this kind of problem. Developing countries are often faced with large unemployment rates due to the size of the population. On the other hand, the unemployment is an important economic index. Moreover, if the company employs one more employee the company’s GDP will decrease. For example, the self-employed represent 48 per cent of the workforce in low-income economies (less than $500 per capita GDP). All the companies want to have high rate of return. Even though there are so many excellent people who need a job, they don’t let them in.

When the population growth is rising, the natural resources become limited. Population growth in developed countries puts a greater strain on global resources. For example, in 1997, the U.S. generated 27.5% of the world's total CO2 emissions; more than five times that of India (5% of the world's total), a country with 4-5 times the population of tht U.S (Texas A&M's LABB). In contrast, resources are highly underutilized in a country with a low population. For instance, in 2008, the New York Times stated that the inhabitants of the developed nations of the world consume resources like oil and metals at a rate almost 32 times greater than those of the developing world, who make up the majority of the human population.