By visiting this Web site, you will understand why the world's population has exploded in recent years and why it might stabilize during the next century. Some families may object to the site's discussion of family planning and birth control. The decisions that today's youth make about when to have children and how many to have will determine future population growth. In sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, childbearing rates have remained stubbornly high, and childbearing is common among teenagers. If we were to reduce world population to a village of 1000 inhabitants with all existing human ratios remaining the same then, this would be our reality.
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