That growth, however, has slowed considerably in recent years, and continues to do so on every single continent. In many industrialized nations, women are giving birth to so few children that, barring immigration, these countries will soon have dwindling populations. Nevertheless, population control advocates contend that the Earth is already desperately overcrowded. The reality is that if every living individual were spread evenly across the Earth's surface, excluding Antarctica, each person would have roughly six acres to himself. Further, those countries with higher population densities have higher standards of living in general than less densely populated nations.
Most natural resources are more available and affordable than they have ever been.
This is particularly true of the world's food supplies. Further, production increases of major crops have continually exceeded population growth. Even so, less than half of the world's land suitable for crop production is presently being used for that purpose. The outlook for metal, mineral, and fuel resources is similarly bright. A simple application of the law of supply and demand reveals that we are not facing imminent scarcities.