POPULATION DENSITY

The relationship between Population and Land area

DENSITY OF POPULATION

Density of Population or Population Density is the average no. of persons living per square km or square mile .

It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans.

Calculation - Total Population / Total Area

Western Europe and Asia are densely populated

North America, South America and Africa have a low population density

- Why are people distributed unevenly across the

Earths surface ?
Relief

Natural Routes

Climate Water Supply

Physical Factors
Natural Resources

Vegetation

Soil

Economic

Human Factors
Social

Political

POPULATION IN 2050
The

projected population of the world in 2050 is 9,075,903,000. projected population density is 67 people per square kilometer.

The

POPULATION IN THEORY

2011

2050

POPULATION IN REALITY

2011

2050

Urban

areas are more dense than rural areas, and some countries are more dense than others.

DENSITY OF POPULATION IN INDIA

Year Density Year per Sq. km Density per Sq.km

1901 1921 1931 1941 1951

77 81 90 103 117

1961 1971 1981 1991 2001

142 177 216 278 324

Poverty in India

What is Poverty to the West and India ?

POVERTY
Poverty

is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money .

Absolute

poverty or destitution refers to being unable to afford basic human needs . poverty being below some relative poverty threshold .

Relative

EXTENT OF POVERTY
Lord

Boyd orr - FAO 1945

Indian

Planning Commission Poverty Line Extent of Poverty Dandekar and Rath P.K Bardhan B.S Minhas Planning Commission

Trends in Poverty (%): India

Year 1973-74 1983 1993-94 2004-05 Rural 56 46 37 28 Urban 49 41 32 26 Total 55 45 36 28

MIXED RECALL PERIOD (MRP) METHOD

Consumer expenditure data for five non-food items - footwear, durable goods, education, clothing and institutional medical expenses collected from a 365 day recall period. The consumption data for other items is collected for a 30-day recall period.

is

However,

the number of poor people living under $1.25 a day has increased from 421 million in 1981 to 456 million in 2005.

This indicates that there are a large number of people living just above this line of deprivation and their numbers are not falling.

UNIFORM RECALL PERIOD (URP) METHOD

Consumers

are asked to recall their expenditure for all items over a 30-day period.

URP

data shows decline from 37.3% (1993-1994) to 27.3% (2004-2005).

MRP data shows decline from 26.1% (1999-2000) to 21.8% (2004-2005).

Causes of Poverty
High

growth rate of Population Inequality of income Low per capita Income Backwardness of the Economy Unemployment Low consumption expenditure Regional Imbalances

Inflation Backward

Agriculture Poor Development Backward Technology and shortage of capital Social and Political factors

Population Density and Poverty?

Population Density (persons per sq. km) China India Japan
But some are RICH

GNP per capita (2001 Dollars)

Some densely populated countries are POOR

134 337 337 235 5,540 337 6,571 245

972 486 29,447 22,466 21,644 22,417 23,515 24,700

Germany Singapore Belgium Hong Kong UK

Effects of Colonisation?
GNP per capita Coloniser in 1995 (US$) South Korea Japan 9,700 Malaysia Britain 3,890 Botswana Britain 3,020 Tunisia France 1,820

Hong Kong United Kingdom

GNP per capita in 1995 (US$) 22,900 A difference of 18,700 $4,200 per capita!

DISASTER!!!

Positive Things Happening in India: Middle Class

Currently

India adds 40 million people to its middle class every year of them have emerged from poverty in the last ten years

one-third

It

is predicted that by 2025 the Majority of Indians will live in middle class

The amount of money the UK spends On chocolate each year could make Africa NOT live in poverty

Conclusion
There

is no unique solution for poverty reduction. very small loans) has helped India a lot

Microfinance(

Five

Year Plans

Bhagirath Ashiya 10P1959