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.”
David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough
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Current world population

The issue

All Populations Matter

Read our bold and ambitious vision for the next five years of Population Matters. Designed to drive real change for both people and the planet, it sets out an exciting path forward.

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!

Population: the numbers

Global population is still rising by more than 80 million a year – and is most likely to continue rising for the rest of this century unless we take action. Find out where the growth is happening and why.

Take action

Ask your political representatives to help curb biodiversity loss

Population Health Environment (PHE) has been proven to have better results than single sector projects, however it has been neglected as an approach by the UK government. We need your help to get PHE higher up the agenda.

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.

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