[peterbonney]

Overpopulation of planet Earth is not a serious risk. The consensus is that population will peak at roughly 11-12 billion sometime around 2100. [1]

The real danger that most have yet to come to grips with is population stagnation/decline and the multitude of economic problems that come along with it.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_grow...

(Edited for incorrect figures in first paragraph.)

[alexose]

> population stagnation/decline and the multitude of economic problems that come along with it.

I'd be curious to know if there are any good books on the subject. It seems like this is something that we're going to have to figure out in our lifetimes.

[peterbonney]

I don't know of any good books on the consequences (so I'd be curious too) but here is a good report if you want to know more about the possible population scenarios: http://webarchive.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PUB/Documents/IR-08-022....

It's pretty shocking to see how quickly and how far total population would fall if global birth rates eventually decline to the level Europe is at today.

[abecode]

Agequake: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2001290.Agequake

[baq]

kinda related: the limits to growth