Pakistan’s population is expected to grow by 62 per cent from 241.9 million in 2023 to approximately 390 million in 2050. Governmental and non-governmental organisations take initiatives to spread awareness about the growing population, its rising severity, social and economic impacts and importance of smaller families.
But, the fundamental mistake we make while discussing the issue of rising population is considering it as an isolated issue rather than as an outcome of deeper structural flaws that prevail in our society such as lack of basic health care facilities, extreme poverty and inequality, gender inequality and lack of social security for senior citizens. Once these and other such root causes are addressed, population growth will gradually decline.
Abdul Mouiz
Sukkur
