Is There A Population Problem? Is there a population problem? Let me show you an example. I'm just going to do some simple timing. Everybody can count down with me is they wish. (Count down 10 seconds) During the 10 seconds that passed, the human population on Earth increased by 27 people according to the Population Reference Bureau. It's not just a statistic but a fact - This means that 27 more people were born than died in that 10 seconds. Hopefully these 27 new people will be able to find food and shelter. Actually overpopulation isn't too many people for a country, it's the people in relation to the necessit