India's skyrocketing population is beginning to become more and more of a problem. In the 1960's , India had 14% of the world's population, with only 2% of the world's land space. Their population continues to grow. For example, in 1947 their population was 350 million. Today in 2011, it is now 1.21 billion people. It now accounts for 17.3% of the world's population, only smaller than China's population. However, India is expected to exceed China's population by the year 2030. India has the highest birth rate in the world, and adds more people each year than any other nation.
How is this a problem?
India's huge population is starting to become a problem because they are quite simply beginning to run out of room, jobs, and resources. It continues to destroy the environment as well. A century ago India was covered in 50% forest. Now that number has dropped to only 23%, becuase people keep clearing forests to make room for the ever growing population. The majority of India's population lives in poverty, barely getting by each day. The living standard continues to drop, and although India is trying to control it with policies and education, nothing so far seems to be working. Other countries like the U.S. need to start stepping in, or this will start to be a problem for the whole world.
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