Population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in _____. 1. an older population 2. economic prosperity 3. food shortages 4. inadequate health care 5. lack of housing 6. unemployment.
A report on the population of sub-Saharan Africa predicts that by the year 2050 the population will double from 1.1bn to 2.4 billion as the population will grow at the rate of 1.3 bn.
And will surpass the Asia, as the current population is projected to grow at 926 million people to about 2.2 billion. The explosion of the population is due to the rise of the family size, migration, and high childbirths. They lack the family planning techniques and maternal health services.
Thus as a consequence of this people die of hunger each year as the rates of unemployed are also high, As about 42% of the population is under the age of 15 years.
