Population Growth & Major

Environmental Problems in Bangladesh

BLESSING & BURDEN

Total population

Rank Chaina Population Human (per

sq.km)

1 India 1,393,783,836 145

2 USA 1,267,401,849 386

3 Indonesia 322,583,006 34

4 Brazil 252,812,245 133

5 Pakistan 202,033,670 24

6 Nigeria 185,132,926 233

7 Bangladesh 178,516,904 193

8 Russia 158,512,570 1101

9 Japan 142,467,651 8

10 Chaina 126,999,808 336

• Land 140,570 sq. km.

• Population 160 billion

• Density 1100

Source: http://worldmeters.info/world-population/

Population Age Structure

Reasons Of Human Growth

Economic insecurity & high birth rate,

Gender inequality & over population,

Epidemic diseases & poor medical practices.

source: google images

Impacts of human growth

Food scarcity

Important basic need

Increasing Arithmetically but population increasing geometrically.

Medicine & health problem

Malnutrition

Less no of dr. in rural areas

Source: www.slideshare.net

Impacts Of Human Growth

Educational problem

Cant afford to get education.

Prefers earning money rather than education

Source : BBS

Environmental impact

Deforestation

cut down of trees to for

household, furniture, making

paper.

Need to keep at least 25% forest

of its land

Bangladesh has less than 9%

Source :-www.iom.org.bd

Environmental impact

Water pollution

More people, more industry.

Inadequate Sanitary Facilities.

Decrease in the supply of drinking water

Water borne diseases

cholera, typhoid fever, diarrhea etc.

Source: Research Work by Islam Faisal on “ Industrial

Pollution in Bangladesh” in the year 2002.

Environmental imbalance

Deforestation and Habitat Loss

Natural disaster such as drought, flood, storm

Overfishing

At the same time,

Population is man power

Garments industry

Economic development

SOLUTION

Educating People

Using the birth control

method

Awareness

Sustainability

Is it possible to achieve

sustainability in our country????