Overpopulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Rapidly Creating New Problems. ... One such area, where the effects of overpopulation can be easily found, is in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the population is rapidly increasing
Africa’s population growth is one of its biggest developmental challenges. Africa’s population is growing twice as fast as Asia’s and Latin America’s. The fertility rates in Africa are very high. This means that women typically have as many as 6 children. The population today is about 770 million, but its expected to reach 2 billion by 2050.
