Population:A boon or a bane?

Some Key Facts

IndiaIndia

• 17% of world population 17% of world population (1 out of every 6 people in (1 out of every 6 people in the world is Indian)the world is Indian)

• Only 2.3% of world’s landOnly 2.3% of world’s land

ChinaChina

20% of world population 20% of world population (1 out of every 5 people in (1 out of every 5 people in the world is Chinese)the world is Chinese)

Only 6.4% of world’s landOnly 6.4% of world’s land

The Top 10 Economies

1)USA1)USA2)China2)China3)Japan3)Japan4)India4)India5)Germany5)Germany6)UK6)UK7)France7)France8)Russia8)Russia9)Spain9)Spain10)Italy10)Italy

Source: World Bank

And guess their(India And guess their(India and China) per-capita and China) per-capita

positions?positions?

•China - 105China - 105thth

• India - 136India - 136thth

Source: CIA World Factbook

The Top 10 by Per-Capita IncomeThe Top 10 by Per-Capita Income1)Luxembourg1)Luxembourg2)Norway2)Norway3)Qatar3)Qatar4)Ireland4)Ireland5)Denmark5)Denmark6)Switzerland6)Switzerland7)Sweden7)Sweden8)Finland8)Finland9)Netherlands9)Netherlands10)United States of America10)United States of America

Source:World BankSource:World Bank

Not a single country is Not a single country is above 5 crores above 5 crores

populace(excepting the populace(excepting the US at 30 crores).US at 30 crores).

Isn’t the average human Isn’t the average human prosperous here?prosperous here?

A Look At The Per-Capita of Populated Nations

Top 10 Populated• 1)China• 2)India• 3)United States• 4)Indonesia• 5)Brazil• 6)Pakistan• 7)Bangladesh• 8)Nigeria• 9)Russia• 10)Japan

Their Per-Capita Rankings• 105th

• 136th

• 10th

• 127th

• 82nd

• 138th

• 166th

• 150th

• 56th

• 26th

World’s most populated countries have one of the

lowest income for average human!

Guess where’s the Guess where’s the rank in Human rank in Human

Development Index?Development Index?

China - 81China - 81stst

India - 128India - 128thth

The Top 10 in HDIThe Top 10 in HDI• 1)Iceland1)Iceland• 2)Norway2)Norway• 3)Australia3)Australia• 4)Canada4)Canada• 5)Ireland5)Ireland• 6)Sweden6)Sweden• 7)Switzerland7)Switzerland• 8)Japan8)Japan• 9)Netherlands9)Netherlands• 10)France10)France

• Source:UN’s Human Development ReportSource:UN’s Human Development Report

Not a single country is Not a single country is above 6 crores above 6 crores

populace(excepting Japan populace(excepting Japan at 12 crores)at 12 crores)

Isn’t the average human Isn’t the average human there enjoying a much there enjoying a much better quality of life?better quality of life?

Unemployment in China - 4%Unemployment in China - 4%

Unemployment in India - 7.2%Unemployment in India - 7.2%

A common quote of many recruiters-A common quote of many recruiters-

“India is not a nation of “India is not a nation of unemployed,but unemployable.”unemployed,but unemployable.”

With a large pool of With a large pool of unemployables(despite the unemployables(despite the high population),how can high population),how can

the poverty be eliminated?the poverty be eliminated?People below poverty line People below poverty line

stand at 27% in India.stand at 27% in India.

Only 29% of this is Only 29% of this is covered by landcovered by land

But if earth becomes like this,then?Where will the farmlands be?

What about the World Food Crisis?

Natural resources are limited.Natural resources are limited.We can’t stretch land for We can’t stretch land for settlement/agriculture.settlement/agriculture.

We can’t increase the amount We can’t increase the amount of water,oil,coal,uranium.of water,oil,coal,uranium.

Deserts in Africa are moving 1 km Deserts in Africa are moving 1 km southwards every year,thanks to southwards every year,thanks to

Global Warming.Global Warming.Isn’t Global Warming a result of Isn’t Global Warming a result of activity of humans encroaching activity of humans encroaching

nature?nature?