Overpopulation is not only a problem for the less developed countries with not enough food. The problems effect humans, animals, and mostly the environment. By 2050 India will surpass China as the biggest country in the world and is predicted to have 1.8 billion people. This sounds like a ticking time-bomb, as India starts to grow and develop as a nation they will have a much larger middle class. With a bigger middle class and more money to spend on not only food to survive but luxuries. They are going to "live the dream" and want bigger and better things which means more using renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Can we blame them? As Americans we have the largest ecological footprint of any nation. Surprisingly as much as damage to the environment and the atmosphere from our waste, the biggest concern is lack of fresh water, says Lawrence Smith president of the Population Institute. Smith says by 2050 there will be nearly 2.4 billion more people on the planet, and 97 percent of which is in developing countries, many of which do not have enough fresh water today.
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