How might the population growth rates of developing countries be affected as they become increasingly industrialized?
1 Answer
Mar 17, 2016
In general terms they would be expected to decrease.
Explanation:
If we consider “industrialized” to correlate with “wealthier”, then the evidence to date (see references) suggests that as a country becomes more industrialized it will also see a reduction in population growth rates.
There is generally an inverse correlation between income and fertility within and between nations. The higher the degree of education and GDP per capita of a human population, subpopulation or social stratum, the fewer children are born in any industrialized country. In a 1974 UN population conference in Bucharest, Karan Singh, a former minister of population in India, illustrated this trend by stating "Development is the best contraceptive."
