Net world population is increasing by 23 people every 10 seconds. "It's clear that world population growth remains completely out of control," says David Frum. If the present trends continue, more than 2% a year during that rough time period on average, and our cities are going to be choked with people.
The United Nations says humanity has reached 8 billion, but Western nations are worried about population decline. Africa isn’t, though. The continent is about to shape the rest of the century.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Cristian Ayala, and edited by Sean Rameswaram who also hosted.
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