Why we must focus on human rights, not population targets 1 May 2023
In 2022, global population reached eight billion people. This milestone represents a hugely positive story of human achievement in reducing mortality rates worldwide. Yet demographic change is not always presented in a positive light. Population alarmism around both ‘overpopulation’ and ‘underpopulation’ are seen frequently in the popular press, stoked by political actors keen to exploit demographic change for their own ends