This book evaluates the evidence on the impacts of population growth on well-being in developing countries and … concludes that slowing population growth from high current levels, especially in poor, agrarian societies facing pressure on …

With about five children born per woman and a population growth rate of 2.5 per cent per year, sub-Saharan Africa has … been the world's fastest growing region over the last decade. Economists have often argued that high fertility rates are … mainly driven by women's demand for children (and not by family planning efforts) with low levels of unwanted fertility …