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Populations in some countries are expanding infinitely. These countries should adapt now, by reducing family sizes and generally operating within resource limits based on national output and productivity. Losses of 100,000 today will be 100 million tomorrow.

Mali Population 1950: 4.7 million

Mali Population 2022: 21.4 million

Mali Population 2100: 80.3 million

https://www.populationpyramid.net/mali/2022/

UK Population 1950: 50.6 million

UK Population 2022: 68.5 million

UK Population 2100: 78 million

It is unrealistic to imagine that countries such as Mali will voluntarily adopt family planning or quickly reach a sub-replacement fertility rate. The only limit to their population growth is incoming food supplies. About a quarter of the population is already reliant on international aid.

parent Reichhardt 4 years ago

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