iGCSE Population Case Study

YOUTHFUL POPULATIONS: UGANDA

By 2025 the population will double to 56 million!In 44 years its population will have grown as much as China’s.

CAUSESA typical Ugandan women gives birth to 7 children - extraordinarily high fertility rate !Half the population is under 15!Only 1 in 5 married women have access to contraception!Stigmas exist over use if contraception!Desire for large families as a sign of security!Fears of high levels of infant mortality!

ImpactsPressure on resources!Strain on services such as healthcare and education!Increased demands for housing!Increased number of people without jobs!Increased pressure to migrate to other countries!Increased potential workforce, internal market and potential economic resource - Demographic Dividend

Solutions

Family Planning Association of Uganda provide a 3 month supply of birth control pills for 25 cents and free condoms!Problem is that in most parts of Uganda Family planning clinics do not exist.!!

Exam Style Question

What policies can be used by governments to influence rates of natural population growth? You should refer to at least one example which you have studied OR!Explain why the governments of some countries may be concerned by a rapid growth of population. You may refer to examples which you have studied !!SOURCE: http://www.geographyalltheway.com/in/gcse-popn/youthful_population.htm

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