What are the consequence of zero growth population?

Answer 1

Zero population growth would have far reaching concequences. In overpopulated areas limiting population growth can reduce the strain on resources.

Zero population growth indicates the number of people dying is equal to the number of people being born.

However zero population growth would mean an ageing population, with less income being generated in years to come from income tax etc. as most of the workforce will be older. Socially this would represent a huge problem eventually.

This would have negative effects on the wealth of the country in the long term. In the short term this would indicate more of a stagnate economy and inflation rate.

In terms of family, zero population growth within a family means the family will become extinct at the end of the lifecycle of the current generation.

In terms of environment this would perhaps be a positive outcome as there would be less of a strain on Natural Resources.

It is an economic catch 22 as an economy will not flourish financially without an increase in population, however if it does, there will be a decline in resources.