Originally Posted by clive bradbury

Interestingly, the rate of world population growth is slowing, although growth still exists. Some nations, such as Germany, have zero growth, and most developed nations a very low growth rate.

A bit Malthusian, perhaps, but I have a sneaking feeling that world population growth is probably self-regulating by definition - you can't have too many people - as they will just die, presumably of starvation.