I think it might balance out at some point, the population growth is starting to level off, and it might even go into decline at some point if other nations following the westernisation trend. Of course that means an elderly population with not enough people to look after them, which is going to be a problem in the future, in fact it's a problem right now but it's only going to get worse.
Wars and pandemics will definitely help reduce the poorer sections of the population though, likewise famines and such.
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