The population of the world is ever growing. Some people believe that this increase has created an unsustainable situation and that it will lead to a global crisis. Other people believe that only through an increasing population can the world’s economy and society develop.
This population increase is not constant around the world; population is undergoing significant growth especially in less developed countries, and the continent of Africa is predicted to undergo the highest increase. Many people living in these less developed countries frequently face shortages, such as water, food, heating, cooking fuel and medicines, and people have to live in substandard living conditions by western standards. With more inhabitants, these difficulties will become exacerbated and helping these countries might also create strain on the resources and economies of other countries.
On the other hand, many countries are unable to reach their economic potential due to a lack of skilled work forces. For these countries a growing population can mean a stronger economy and, due to that, a better standard of living. Growing populations can also lead to growing demand for goods, allowing economies to expand. The problem is, however, that countries that are in need of labour forces and increasing demand are already the more developed countries and they meet some of these needs by immigration and exporting goods.
In conclusion, while certain areas of the world are in need of larger work forces to develop their economies, the continuously increasing population could potentially lead to crisis within countries that already struggle to provide for their inhabitants. 
The  
population
 of the  
world
 is ever  
growing
.  
Some
  people
 believe that this increase has created an unsustainable situation and that it will lead to a global crisis. Other  
people
 believe that  
only
 through an increasing  
population
 can the  
world’s
  economy
 and society develop.
This  
population
 increase is not constant around the  
world
;  
population
 is undergoing significant growth  
especially
 in less developed  
countries
, and the continent of Africa  
is predicted
 to undergo the highest increase.  
Many
  people
 living in these less developed  
countries
  frequently
 face shortages, such as water, food, heating, cooking fuel and medicines, and  
people
  have to
  live
 in substandard living conditions by western standards. With more inhabitants, these difficulties will become exacerbated and helping these  
countries
 might  
also
 create strain on the resources and  
economies
 of other countries. 
On the other hand
,  
many
  countries
 are unable to reach their economic potential due to a lack of skilled work forces. For these  
countries
 a  
growing
  population
 can mean a stronger  
economy
 and, due to that, a better standard of living.  
Growing
  populations
 can  
also
 lead to  
growing
 demand for  
goods
, allowing  
economies
 to expand. The problem is,  
however
, that  
countries
 that are in need of  
labour
 forces and increasing demand are already the more developed  
countries and
 they  
meet
  some
 of these needs by immigration and exporting  
goods
. 
In conclusion
, while certain areas of the  
world
 are in need of larger work forces to develop their  
economies
, the  
continuously
 increasing  
population
 could  
potentially
 lead to crisis within  
countries
 that already struggle to provide for their inhabitants.