Developing Population Consequences

• Significant investment in maternity hospitals, immunisation programmes and education will be needed.
• It will be necessary to build more schools and train more teachers.​
• The total population will put additional pressure on services and resources like education.​
• Housing in many developing countries, is already overcrowded. This problem is likely to continue, with many people being forced to live in shanty town housing.​
• Government policies may promote smaller families or encourage emigration to reduce the problems of over-population.​
• There will be a much larger potential workforce which may attract

  multinational companies to the country.​
• An increase in the active age group could result in higher levels of

  unemployment.​
• It will also be necessary to invest in health-care to meet the needs of an ageing population.​