Importance of population studies

Population science or demography is a special branch of social science. Its main goal is to scientifically coordinate population of a country. It has some special fields of research such as population programme, sample survey, population problem analysis, socio economic development, etc. The impact of population science is very vast because it formulates development policy of a country. Population studies help us know how far the growth rate of the economy is keeping pace with the growth rate of population. If population is increasing at a faster rate, the pace of development of the economy will be slow. The government can undertake appropriate measures to control the growth of population and to accelerate the development of the economy.

Rapid population growth can reduce per capita income, lower the standard of living, plunge the economy into mass unemployment and under employment, bring environmental damage and put a burden on existing social infrastructure. Population science highlights these problems of the economy to be solved by the government. So, this branch of knowledge is particularly significant for a country like us.

Shah Muntacher Hossain Mihan,

Student of Department of Social Work,

Noakhali Science and Technology

University, Noakhali,

muntachirmihan1998@gmail.com