Question

Explain the various factors that affect the size of population in india

Answer 1

Population growth is determined by fertility rates – the number of children per adult and also fatality rates. Birth rates and mortality rates are, in turn, determined by a combination of factors. Often economic growth and economic development have led to a decline in population growth, but there are no hard and fast rules and other factors, such as availability of family planning, social expectations and government intervention can play an important role.