Nowadays
in some countries the numbers of children aged 15 to 19 are increasing. What
are the immediate and future consequences of increasing population?
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Rise
in population is indeed a matter of great concern for all. In this essay we
will look at the pros and cons of increase in population of teenagers. Teen age
range is 14 to 19 years.
Any
country with a large number of teenage or young populations is a young country.
Obviously as a natural phenomenon, shortly the teenagers grow up to their
working age. It is a proven fact that a young man delivers higher output
compared to an aged person. Furthermore, after an age of 60 to 65 years of an
individual, his or her output decreases. Hence on the basis of demography, life
expectancy and gradual deterioration in health the retirement comes into
picture.
Due
to overpopulation the basic human needs for water, food, housing and fuel make
high demands on the country. Secondly for the necessities of survival, there is
increasing demand for more material goods and services. More schools, colleges,
professional colleges are required to be built. All this apparently appear to
be a loss to the country but there is a great intangible gain like young work
force which is an asset to the country.
As
far as disadvantage is concerned in my opinion, teenage is a critical phase of
adolescence and the teenagers are pretty curious about experiencing everything
like falling in love, experience sex, get into good job, earn money, marry and
many more. At this juncture youth may indulge into crime like juvenile delinquency.
No doubt with adequate precautions by parents, elders and teachers or
educators, this situation can be controlled, mitigated or avoided even.
In
nutshell the benefits of greater teenage population outweigh its disadvantages.
Hence it is good to have more of youth that contribute toward building a powerful
nation.
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