Economics of Social Issues 20th Edition by Ansel Sharp, Charles Register , Paul Grimes

Exercise 8

Relying on the data in Table 1.3, can we conclude that population or population growth is a primary cause of poverty within a country?
TABLE 1.3
Per Capita Real GDP and Population, Actual and Growth Rates, Population Density, Annual Growth Rate of Real GDP, and Life Expectancy in Selected Countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Online, available at https://publications.worldbank.org/commerce.
* In constant (2009) U.S. dollars.