POPULATION.

SOCIAL EFFECTS

• increased pressure on public services: greater demand for schools/childcare.
• rapid pop. growth
  large nos. children grow up & have families = increasing pop.
  this may lead to overpopulation if there are not enough resources to cope with the no. people.

ECONOMIC EFFECTS

• too few jobs - not enough jobs for young when they mature.
  more unemployed = more dependent on Govt. support.
• increased poverty:
  more young born into already poor families = more impoverished people.
  some children may have to work to help support large families, so they cannot afford school: & can never break out of poverty.

• whether pop = ageing/youthful, political impact is always the same.
• it changes what's important in elections & how people vote & policies e.g. immigration laws, taxes & pensions.

AGEING

• elderly issues will be important to voters
  e.g. changes to national pensions/heating allowances.
  immigration laws may be relaxed to encourage workers into country.

YOUTHFUL

• youth issues will be important to voters
  e.g. student loans/childcare provision.
  Govt. may need to increase teacher salaries, to encourage more into teaching.