Rapid population growth can affect economic development by increasing demand and this in turn can lead to increases in production. What is the evidence regarding the effect of population growth and industrialization in England? The evidence is that population growth did not increase effective demand, and as a result population growth did '7 i. not have a major effect on the industrialization process. The evidence is that population growth by increasing effective demand, had a major effect on the industrialization \"T 2. ' process 0 3 The evidence is that although population growth was not signicant. the increase in wages led to increases in effective _ ' demand. and this increase in effective demand had a major effect on the industrialization process