The idea that the human population might experience limits to growth was posed in 1798 in Thomas Malthus's "An Essay on the Principle of Population Growth" and has generated debate for over 200 years.

A new report on population growth and sustainable development from the Population Division of UN DESA revisits the complex relationships linking population increase to social and economic ...

A new report from UN DESA, Global Population Growth and Sustainable Development, provides analysis and insights on the demographic and socioeconomic drivers of population growth and magnifies the ...