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human overpopulation
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undesirable condition where human numbers exceed the current carrying capacity of the environment
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World population growth, 1700–2100 (2024 projection) World human population since 1800 in billions. Data from the United Nations projections.
Human overpopulation or human population overshoot is the condition in which human populations may become too large to be sustained by their environment or resources in the long term. Human overpopulation or population overshoot is usually discussed in the context of world population, though it may concern individual nations, regions, and cities.
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