1. World problems
  2. Maldistribution of population within countries

Maldistribution of population within countries

  • Unbalanced national population

Incidence

80% of the EEC/EU population lives in towns or cities whilst 80% of the land is rural.

Claim

Almost all developing countries consider the current geographic distribution of their population partially or wholly unacceptable. Their major cities have already become too large, and are growing too rapidly compared with smaller cities, towns and rural areas. Since urbanization is proceeding faster than industrialization, unemployment and underemployment are rampant; crime rates are increasing; and traditional social forms are disappearing.

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Underpopulation
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Overpopulation
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Maldistribution
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Depopulation
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Subject
  • Societal problems » Imbalances
  • Sociology » Population
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 4, 2022