Question

How did the Industrial Revolution affect human population growth?

Answer 1

At the dawn of the industrial revolution in the mid 1700s, the worlds human population grew by about 57% to 700 million. It would reach one billion in 1800. (The Black Plague reduced the world population by about 75 million people in the late 1300s.

Answer 2

The mass production of machinery and other tools allowed for people to have both a greater life expectancy and quality of life. Industrial machinery brought the human race into a new era of growth because it led to the development of technology, albeit rudimentary technology, nonetheless, people’s lives became easier and there was more time to settle down and have a family, in the sense that they had more leisure time and the technology helped to boost life expectancy. Furthermore, industrial hubs became urban hotspots that experienced a massive influx of migrants looking for work in the most advanced cities during the era of the industrial revolution.