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Dear John,

Ten billion, four-hundred-and-thirty-one-million. 

That's where the United Nations sees our human population peaking at in 2086 according to its latest projections released today: World Population Day.

That's nearly 2.5 billion people more than are on our planet today, and more than five times the size of our population when Population Matters' patron Sir David Attenborough was born in 1926. 

The good news is that this is the first time in 20 years the UN has projected that our population is most likely to stop growing this century - albeit at the very end. The bending down of the population curve is a victory that means better lives for a greater proportion of people.

But the conversation is far from over.
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It's 2022 and poverty and food insecurity are growing again, globally about half of all pregnancies are unintended, more women have an unmet need for modern contraception than ever before, and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 are simply not on track to be met.

Continued population growth over the next 60 years is a red flag for injustice and human suffering. It persists where people are poor, where infant mortality remains high, where too few children finish school and where women cannot freely access and use modern contraception.

The fact that our population won't peak sooner than 2086 shows that we have not done enough to address global injustice and suffering.

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At Population Matters we talk about population every day. We lead the conversation about the impact continued population growth has on people's lives, the other species we share our planet with, climate change, resource use and deforestation - to name just a few. But we can't keep talking without the support of people like you.

Population Matters is a charity funded solely by donations and charitable grants so to keep the conversation going we need your support. If you are able, please consider joining us from as little as £2.50 per month (or £30 per year) this World Population Day.
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Your regular donation will help support the campaigns that really matter, lobby governments worldwide, help champion women’s rights and advocate for smaller families across the world.

When you join, you’ll receive a welcome pack, our magazine twice a year and our monthly members' e-newsletter. You’ll also be first to hear about any important activities and receive invitations to extra events.
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When it comes to population, the best chance for the best future for all of us is bringing our population growth to an end as soon as we can. That will not solve all our problems, but it will mean that everything else we do to make our human world fairer - and protect the natural world - will be more effective.

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Thank you very much for your continued support this World Population Day and throughout the year,


Izi Clery
Head of Fundraising and Engagement

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