Argument 1 Birth rate is greater than the death rate Birth rate is at a rate of 1.09% per year which is estimated at 83 million people per year Death rate is at 55.3 million people each year Population is continuously rising Argument 2 Population growth intensifies carbon dioxide and greenhouse gasses emission Indicates how high consumption is Overpopulated areas demand high expenditure in food, livelihood and economical needs More mouths to feed Argument 3 Earth is not getting any bigger Growth in population need space The world is becoming a crowded place 3% of the total land support more than half of the population