# The Underpopulation Crisis **URL:** **By** Paul Matzko **Published:** November 11, 2021 --- What if the problem the world faces is not having too many people but too few? ## Summary: People are afraid. Afraid that they are consuming too much, emitting too much, having too many kids, and running the planet into the ground. Eight billion people seems like too many. But a growing number of experts are sounding the alarm that a far worse problem is on the horizon, an underpopulation crisis. People are having fewer kids and countries are aging. For example, by the end of the century, Japan will halve its population. Those who remain will be older and poorer. We need more people, not fewer, if we want to find innovative solutions to climate change and resource crunches. ## Music Attributions: Theme song by Cellophane Sam Loopster by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Onion Capers by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4679-onion-capers](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4679-onion-capers) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Marty Gots A Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Modern Vibes by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4070-modern-vibes](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4070-modern-vibes) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3895-i-knew-a-guy](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3895-i-knew-a-guy) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Smoking Gun by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4378-smoking-gun](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4378-smoking-gun) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Pensif by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4202-pensif](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4202-pensif) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Arroz Con Pollo by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3381-arroz-con-pollo](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3381-arroz-con-pollo) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Electrodoodle by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3707-electrodoodle](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3707-electrodoodle) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Sneaky Adventure by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4383-sneaky-adventure](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4383-sneaky-adventure) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) On the Ground by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4165-on-the-ground](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4165-on-the-ground) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Trouble by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4549-trouble](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4549-trouble) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Reminiscing by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4275-reminiscing](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4275-reminiscing) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Vibe Ace by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4582-vibe-ace](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4582-vibe-ace) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Smooth Move by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4380-smooth-move](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4380-smooth-move) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Odyssey by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4995-odyssey](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4995-odyssey) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Comfortable Mystery 2 by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3528-comfortable-mystery-2](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3528-comfortable-mystery-2) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Cool Blast by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3548-cool-blast](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3548-cool-blast) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Sound effects courtesy of [Zapsplat.com](http://zapsplat.com/)