Our vision is of a future in which our population co-exists in harmony with nature and prospers on a healthy planet, to the benefit of all.
“All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder – and ultimately impossible – to solve with ever more people.”
David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough
Population Matters patron

Current world population

LATEST NEWS

  • Debunking Myths: Population Distracts from Bigger Issues

    As the world grapples with the increasing impacts of the climate crisis, a common argument we face is that focusing on population growth is a distraction from addressing the bigger issues. This myth, however, oversimplifies a complex reality.

  • Feeding Billions, Failing Nature

    Today is World Food Day, currently our unsustainable food systems are one of the main drivers of nature’s decline. Florence Blondel, our Content and Campaigns Specials reviews the impact of our food systems on the planet.

  • Scales

    Balancing Act: How the Steady-State Economy Seeks Equilibrium

    If the steady-state economy were to be encapsulated in single word, it would be balance. It is a concept that seeks to establish an equilibrium between growth and environmental integrity, between production and population growth.

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