Population growth is necessary for economic well-being

Having children is necessary to fuel population growth and hence economic welfare. First of all, people are producers. Each new child signifies new ideas and contributions to the world, specifically to the economic systems.^[1] Secondly, population growth is an important tool in achieving economic growth and saving many people from poverty. For example, Australia’s high population growth helped the economy to grow through the economic downturn since 1990. It also helped with economic prosperity by contributing to the income per head of the population. However, now, the country’s aging population demands a migrant intake to help keep a productive balance because Australian people less and less choose to have a child.^[2] Such a situation is true for many other developed countries. Besides, underdeveloped countries also need women to have more children. Population growth and urbanization go together, and economic development is closely correlated with urbanization. No country has ever reached high income levels with low urbanization. For example, Kenya has companies that have benefited from increasing population growth and density in targeting the large numbers of lower-income groups. Hence, population growth in Africa and other underdeveloped regions is necessary to achieve sustained economic welfare and save people living below the poverty line.^[3] From a utilitarian perspective, the benefits of having a child outweigh the environmental cost. Therefore, it is ethical to have a child.^[4]