The projection for population growth in this century will happen in developing nations - nations that are having difficulties coping with their current population and struggling with their economies. They have poor sanitation, illiteracy, wars, poverty, dwindling natural resources, poor waste management and so on.
These countries have more pressing problems and they devote less time, budget and energy to addressing environmental issues – unlike the more developed countries.
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Other measures of development
The number of live births per 1,000 people. Birth rates are often high in a less developed country. The number of deaths per 1,000 people. ... The value of a country's income, divided by the number of people in that country.