Social Welfare vs Demographic Status: A Sociological Appraisal

Social welfare is combination of facilities which is achieved. It is for a population per capita. In case a country has a changing/ increasing population per capita, welfare does not usually increase at the same rate. In such a situation, many people are debarred from many facilities. Sociologically speaking, many developing countries with unbridled population growth are facing lack of welfare facilities. Such a deprivation affects other aspects of life, and even the next generations. For example, shortage of education affects different aspects of an individual's life. Social security as a new institution derived from social welfare, is widely observed in developed world rather than the developing world. Such an institution first appeared in Germany at the end of the 19th century by Bismarck. Social security is currently meant a great step toward welfare of all classes of people from birth to death. Demographic policies are applied to create a suitable background to mobilize welfare. Sociology proves how demographic policies can impact different dimensions and aspects of social welfare. Social welfare has contributed to longer life expectancy_-leading to simultaneous lives of even four generations. Though the world population was reported 7.8 billion 2020, it would reach over 10 billion by the year 2050 (WPDS, 2020).