Influence of Culture Pattern on Population Growth

A close study of population trends in the world reveals some curious features in the context of economic development. Even a casual look at the demographic figures of both advanced and under-developed countries explains the role of population in the economy. Although population has emerged as a problem of the entire world, yet its impact is most felt in under-developed countries where numbers have been increasing at alarming rates. In order to achieve a fair rate of development, population should increase just to maintain the labour supply necessary for production. But the under-developed countries have shown a tendency of progressive increase in population due to decline in mortality and constant birth rates, in an effort to understand the extent of this problem, a comparison between the fertility rates of various countries reveals that underdeveloped countries have not been showing the progressive growth entirely due to economic reasons. There are countries among the under-developed nations which have resources equal to or, in some cases, even more than the advanced countries yet the fertility rates have been very high. A comparison of Japan and Indo-Pakistan sub-continent is a case in point. It is a recognized fact by now that development has a lot to do with population growth. Although development does not exclusively depend upon the national resources of the country, yet they are the basis of economic progress. If resources of various countries are similar, the difference in the degree of their development and the difference in population growth can only be explained by factors other than economic.