There are currently 7.

4 billion humans living

on the planet right now.

For every one second that passes in

time, about five people are born and
only two people die.
Thanks to modern advances in medicine
and technology, the world has not only
become grayer with age but also
undergone a massive baby boom in birth
rates throughout the past century.
There is barely enough food and
natural resources to sustain our
795 million people do not have enough current carrying capacity. Not
enough mouths are being fed.
food. Thats about 1 out of 9 human
beings living today.
By 2050, its estimated that 9.7 million
people will walk the Earth. Its also
estimated that the human population will
The vast majority of those people live in
simply outgrow the food supply.
developing countries.
The cause.

What is Overpopulation?
It is the undesirable condition where the number of
existing human populations exceeds the carrying
capacity of Earth.
With steady population growth the
balance between mortality and birth
rates had always been maintained, but
with overpopulation the balance shifted.

Overpopulation

Its causes.
More accessible
and refined
medical facilities
Lack of sexeducation in high
schools
Immigration
Lack of Family
Planning
Birth Rate >
Death Rate
Intensive
Farming
Practices

Its effects
Environmental
Degradation
Food
Shortages
Air Quality
Deforestation
Greenhouse
Effect

Social and Political

Problems
Overcrowding
Conflict and
Wars
Health and
Population
Density
Famine

Fact: The global population rate

increases by 1.1% each year.

Fact: Many non-Western

cultures promote the belief to
marry at an early age and have a
certain amount of children, thus
directly contributing to
overpopulation.

Truth: You can do something

about it!

Fact: Most of these societies are

uneducated in the necessity of
family planning, and only
strengthen a problem that they
dont even know exists.

Fact: 783 million people

suffer from not having access
to clean, sustainable water due
to animal waste, city pollution,
and surface runoff caused by
large populations.

The long-term solutions to

overpopulation start in the
classroom
Solutions:
Guarantee education
through all secondary
schools for both sexes
Offer age-appropriate
sexuality education for all
students
Implement family planning
classes for students
unaware of population
growth in developing
countries
End all policies that
accommodates parents for
the amount of children that
they have
Integrate lessons on
population, the
environment, and
development into school
curriculums

Imagine if the food put on your table was rationed

and had to be split amongst five other people

Imagine if the house you lived in was shared

by your entire family

Imagine if the air you breathed was so toxic

and polluted that you needed a gas mask just to
go outside everyday
These are all visions of a potential future
where we dont care about overpopulation
and its effects on us. Would you want your
children to live in it?