Obviously, though, we can’t exactly dismiss the issue of rapid population growth in those countries with very high fertility rates.  From Niger to Afghanistan, among many other countries, there’s a need for the kinds of things which have led to people having smaller families in the rest of the world: more respect for womens’ rights; more female employment opportunities (e.g. in manufacturing); more awareness of, acceptance of, and access to family planning etc.  However, globally, overpopulation isn’t the problem it used to be.