Rapid Population Growth in Developing Countries and its Challenges for Economic Development

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2020 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Ugwoke Chikaodilli Juliet , Nnadi Christian Ikechukwu , Umeh, Chigozie Rita

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I1P112

How to Cite?

Ugwoke Chikaodilli Juliet , Nnadi Christian Ikechukwu , Umeh, Chigozie Rita, "Rapid Population Growth in Developing Countries and its Challenges for Economic Development," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 86-95, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I1P112

Abstract:

The developing region accounts for 94% of the annual population growth. The study attempted to examine the challenges of rapid population growth on socio-economic development in developing countries. The research approach adopted in this study is the documentary research design. The research relied on secondary data drawn from various published and unpublished materials relevant to the study. In interpreting our data, the relationship between population and socio-economic development was established at theoretical and empirical levels. A high rate of population growth has manifested in the 35.9 percent of the population that have no formal education, 45% of the labor force in developing countries that were unemployed, the preponderance of the population lives in less than $1.25 per day as well as political instability. Diversification of the economic activities of developing countries increased investment in human development sectors, and re-orientation on the use of family planning and adoption of contraception were proffered.

Keywords:

Rapid Population, Challenges, Economic, Development

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