Overpopulation

Presented by:
Molly Pollin Gamboa
Hillary Honey Genoves
Katrina Myles Parreo
Claudine Projillo
Ian Paulo Camacho
MLS 2A- Group 3

POPULATION GROWTH

Increase number of individuals that

reside in a country, state, county, or
city

OVERPOPULATION

Excessivepopulationofanareatoth
e
pointofovercrowding,depletionof
naturalresources,or
environmental deterioration

Thomas Robert Malthus

was born on February

13, 1766 in Surrey

Died on December 29,

1834

Most well known work:

'An Essay on the
Principles of
Population

Malthusian Theory

Malthus stated that,

the populations of
the world would
increase in
geometric
proportions while
the food resources
available for them
would increase only
in arithmetic
proportions.

CAUSES

Natural Increase- Higher birth rates

than death rates
Decline in death rate
Rise in birth rate

Older people live longer

Migration

EFFECTS
Positive Effects

Negative Effects

More manpower

Lack of Resources

No risk of

Waste Control

extinction

Unemployment

Increase

Infectious Diseases

innovation

due to

Higher demand in

overcrowding

industry
More Taxes

Poverty
Low income

Population Growth Rate

the rate at which the number of

individuals in a population increases
in a given time period as a fraction of
the initial population

Top 15 Highest Population Growth Rate In the

World
Rank

Country

Population Growth Rate (%)

Lebanon

9.73

Zimbabwe

4.36

South Sudan

4.12

Jordan

3.86

Qatar

3.58

Malawi

3.33

Niger

3.28

Burundi

3.28

Uganda

3.24

10

Libya

3.08

11

Burkina Faso

3.05

12

Mali

3.00

13

Gaza Strip

2.91

14

Ethiopia

2.89

15

Western Sahara

2.89

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Population in

Asia
Rank

Country

Population in Billions

China

1.357 billion

India

1.257 billion

Indonesia

248.4 million

Pakistan

183.9 million

Bangladesh

154.5 million

Japan

127.3 million

Philippines

98 million

Vietnam

89.7 million

Iran

76.7 million

10

Turkey

76 million

Top 15 Highest Population Growth Rate In Asia

Population Per Region in the Philippines

Policy Recommendations

According to Malthus:
Positive Check
in increase in death rate
Negative Check
human effort in reducing the birth
rate

Policy Recommendations

Awareness

Family Planning

Better Education

THE END