{"id":14461,"date":"2024-08-05T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/?p=14461"},"modified":"2024-08-07T12:14:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T11:14:33","slug":"debunking-myths-population-growth-will-stop-soon-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2024\/08\/debunking-myths-population-growth-will-stop-soon-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"Debunking myths: Population growth will stop soon anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/david-vives-SQZjnsR6fsY-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Times Square, New York City\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/david-vives-SQZjnsR6fsY-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/david-vives-SQZjnsR6fsY-unsplash-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/david-vives-SQZjnsR6fsY-unsplash-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/david-vives-SQZjnsR6fsY-unsplash-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/david-vives-SQZjnsR6fsY-unsplash-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/david-vives-SQZjnsR6fsY-unsplash-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Debunking myths: Population growth will stop soon anyway<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-05T17:00:11+01:00\">5 August 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">A common myth is that we don\u2019t need to worry about population growth because it will stop soon anyway. But the facts simply don&#8217;t back that up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Population growth rates are slowing in many places in the world. This is largely thanks to better access to education, healthcare and family planning. However, the global population is still expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/the-facts-numbers\/\">reach 10 billion by 2061<\/a>, almost two billion (or 25 per cent) more than today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1688\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Source-UN-2024-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Source-UN-2024-4.png 1688w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Source-UN-2024-4-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Source-UN-2024-4-1024x728.png 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Source-UN-2024-4-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Source-UN-2024-4-1536x1092.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1688px) 100vw, 1688px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Action not apathy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every two years, the United Nations (UN) makes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2024\/07\/the-road-to-10-billion-world-population-projections-2024\/\">projections<\/a>&nbsp;for future population growth. This year, their most likely scenario projects a population&nbsp;of 10.3bn in the 2080s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many factors influence population growth, as demonstrated by the wide range of UN projections based on different assumptions. Within a 95 per cent certainty range, the difference between the highest and lowest population projections for 2100 is 3.5 billion people. This significant variation highlights the impact that positive actions can have on shaping our future population numbers throughout this century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some might think our population has stopped growing already, partly due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailonsunday.co.uk\/news\/article-13664283\/paul-morland-europe-not-having-babies-keir-starmer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">misleading headlines<\/a> about declining birth rates. While it&#8217;s true that both population growth rates and average family sizes are shrinking, the total number of people added to the planet each year has been on the rise until recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1970, the world population was 3.7 billion.  The population was growing at a rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/database.earth\/population\/growth-rate\/1970#:~:text=In%20the%20year%201970%2C%20the%20world%20experienced%20a,global%20population%20grew%20with%20total%20of%2075%2C582%2C558%20people.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two per cent per year<\/a>, which meant about 75 million new people. In 2023, the growth rate stood at <a href=\"https:\/\/database.earth\/population\/growth-rate\/2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">0.9 per cent<\/a>, less than half, but because the global population is now much bigger still over 73 million people were added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overshoot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea that the population growth will stop growing soon so there&#8217;s no need to worry also ignores the fact that we are already taking more from the planet than it can provide. 1 August 2024 was <a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2024\/07\/planets-annual-budget-of-resources-used-up-in-just-7-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earth Overshoot Day<\/a>, the day when humanity\u2019s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This also doesn&#8217;t tell the full story: it is an average and ignores the enormous disparity between different countries. For instance, Overshoot Day in the USA is the 14 March. Thailand is on 23 August; Ghana the <a href=\"https:\/\/overshoot.footprintnetwork.org\/newsroom\/country-overshoot-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 November<\/a>. We need to discover ways to live within the Earth&#8217;s means. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re motivated to take on this population myth, please download the graphic below and share it on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mythbusting-Graphics-2.png\" alt=\"Population will stop growing soon anyway\" class=\"wp-image-14462\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mythbusting-Graphics-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mythbusting-Graphics-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mythbusting-Graphics-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mythbusting-Graphics-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mythbusting-Graphics-2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mythbusting-Graphics-2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-grid grid grid-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/the-facts-numbers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Population: the numbers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-Moscow-Russia-September-208762624_0-768x288.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-Moscow-Russia-September-208762624_0-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-Moscow-Russia-September-208762624_0-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-Moscow-Russia-September-208762624_0-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-Moscow-Russia-September-208762624_0-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-Moscow-Russia-September-208762624_0.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Global population is still rising by more than 80 million\u00a0a year &#8211; and is most likely to continue rising for the rest of this century unless we take action. Find out where the growth is happening and why.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/campaign-graphics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Campaign Graphics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_7258-768x512.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_7258-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_7258-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_7258-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_7258-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_7258-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Informing people about the causes and impacts of population growth on our planet is vital to getting our message out. 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