diff --git a/miscellaneous/overpopulation.md b/miscellaneous/overpopulation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e6ef8bc --- /dev/null +++ b/miscellaneous/overpopulation.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +## Overpopulation + +* [United Nations](https://population.un.org/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2019_Highlights.pdf) [(cited)](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/17/worlds-population-is-projected-to-nearly-stop-growing-by-the-end-of-the-century/) + * **Overpopulation is a lie** + * _“The global fertility rate is expected to be **1.9 births** per woman by 2100, down from 2.5 today (replacement levels are 2.1)”_ + * The UN cites the following reasons for slowing population growth: + * human development + * reductions in child mortality + * increased levels of **education** (in particular for women and girls) + * increased **urbanization** + * expanded access to **reproductive health-care services** (including for family planning) + * women’s empowerment and growing labour force participation