| * Population growth in the first world is stable, low, or even negative. A quick google search shows that whilst population was pretty stable in UK in the 80s, since then it's been steadily rising. Growth is now 0.75% a year. But that growth rate is deceptive. Look at https://www.google.co.uk/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9... But that growth rate is deceptive - it "looks" low. But if you check the absolute numbers: In the UK, population has grown by around 10% in the last 20 years, and it's on an increasingly upward trend. https://www.google.co.uk/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9... Just anecdotally, if you live in the UK, you'll know how many new homes they're building all over the countryside. World population: https://www.google.co.uk/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9... I'm glad you can see that graph levelling off, but I can't see it... |
The US has a similar story, fertility rate below 2.0 plus migration from the third world results in net population growth, even though the population of the US is no longer "exploding".