Explain this statement: The world's population growth has slowed, but the world's population is still growing. Include a comment about where the slowing has occurred

What will be an ideal response?


The population of humans on the planet is still increasing. However, the rate at which it is growing has started to slow down. A very large drop in TFR in developing countries has slowed population growth dramatically. In China, for example, crude birth rate was cut in half between 1972 and 2007.

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