> having more citizens should benefit a national economy Generally that trend holds true - as long as migration is well handled. There are immediate infrastruc

> having more citizens should benefit a national economy Generally that trend holds true - as long as migration is well handled. There are immediate infrastructure costs that need to be paid that the Country won't immediately see a return on. Also governments aren't particularly profitable at the best of times, most of them are running at a deficit regardless of the number of people in their Country.