Advantages of large population:
A large population makes positive contribution to economic growth because of availability of larger manpower for productive activities in the fields of secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors.
Disadvantages of large population:
(i) Per capita income goes down as the national income is distributed among larger number of people.
(ii) Consumption trend gets upward, reducing the size of savings.
(iii) Increasing population results in increased pressure on land and it adversely affects productivity in agriculture.
(iv) *** and unemployment conditions increase day by day.