Factors Effect Population Size and Growth

Explain the main factors which affect population size.

Not really an Economics question, so I’m not sure. But, these are some factors.

Economic Development.  Countries who are in the early stages of economic development

State Pensions. A generous state pension scheme means couples don’t need to have children to provide an effective retirement support when they are old. Family sizes in developing countries are higher, because children are viewed as ‘insurance’ to look after them in old age. In modern societies this is not necessary.

Social and Cultural Factors. India and China (before 1 family policy) had strong social attachments to having large families.

Death Rates – Level of medical provision. Often death rates are reduced before a slowdown in birth rates, causing a boom in the population size at a certain point in country’s economic development

• Human Population Growth