> We are at almost 8 billion and growing very rapidly The "growing very rapidly" part is not true (1). The main reason the world population is still growing is

> We are at almost 8 billion and growing very rapidly The "growing very rapidly" part is not true (1). The main reason the world population is still growing is that people live longer. Only relatively few countries still have out of control natality, mainly in Africa. The world's fertility rate is now at 2.4 (2) children per woman. (Of course, these are just projections and imply some speculation. Things could still turn around.) 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_grow... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependencies_by_total_fertility_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_d...