Consequences Of An Ageing Population

Question 1

Will put a strain on already limited resources

Answer 1

Government unable to provide educational and health services.

Lack of hospitals and poorly resources med facilities- result in spread of disease or increase in death rates- as more people continue to die from treatable diseases

Question 2

Large amount of gov money needed to provide care and education for large no. of people eg age specific care- antenatal care

Answer 2

May result in other areas of population being neglected

Question 3

Pressure put on rural areas to grow enough food

Answer 3

Land is intensively farmed- soil becomes infertile- crop yields reduced- leads to food shortages

Question 4

People move to cities from rural areas in

search of work.

Answer 4

Lack of housing- shanty towns built- lack basic amenities such as toilets, running water- disease often prevalent

Question 5

Outwards migration increases due to unemployment

Answer 5

Means loss of economically active people who are most able to work/ help develop country

Question 6

Many developing countries have not yet industrialised- may not be enough jobs for
growing population

Answer 6

Result in increases levels of unemployment and often an increase in people being involved in the informal sector.