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Our vision is of a future in which our population co-exists in harmony with nature and prospers on a healthy planet, to the benefit of all.​
“All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder – and ultimately impossible – to solve with ever more people.”
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Current world population

The issue

The facts

By the end of this century there could be billions more of us on our one planet. Find out about the numbers and what they mean for our future.

Solutions

Ending population growth can be achieved through positive, empowering, choice-based actions which improve people’s lives and bring multiple other benefits.

Empower To Plan

Empower to Plan is our programme to fund independent grassroots projects delivering family planning, gender equality and environmental protection. Learn more about current projects and how you can help.

Population Explorer

Our Population Explorer is an interactive online tool providing insights into population growth and its impacts on nature, climate change and our demand for the Earth’s resources. Why not try it out now!

Take action

Bring population into the Summit of the Future 

In 2015, the United Nations established the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of 17 targets intended to achieve decent lives for all on a healthy planet by 2030. While significant gains have been made, progress is far too slow and most of the targets look set to be missed.

Gilead Watch: Protect women’s rights from pronatal politicians

Politicians and others across the world want to limit people’s rights in order to boost the birth rate. Our campaign shines a light on the threat.

Urge the UK Chancellor to reverse devastating aid cuts

The UK government’s cuts in 2020 have slashed billions of pounds in aid to the world’s most vulnerable people. Contact them to demand action.

Join the global family

Across the world, people are choosing smaller families. Some don’t yet have that choice. Join our Global Small Family to show your support.

LATEST NEWS

  • Advocating for the rights of girls and women

    The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) took place in March. Population Matters’ Choice Ambassador Joan Kembabazi was there and here she reports back on her experiences, which included moderating a UNICEF side event.

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    Embracing the beauty of small families

    At Population Matters, we know that families come in all shapes and sizes but promote the benefits to our planet of choosing to have fewer children. This International Day of Families, let’s look at the beauty of small families.

  • The lingering anxiety around the “p” word

    On the 30th anniversary of the landmark adoption of the Programme of Action in Cairo, people gathered in New York last week to share their successes and challenges in tackling population issues over the past three decades. Our Content and Campaigns Specialist, Florence Blondel, was there.

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