But, sadly the trend is just the opposite--at an exponential rate. Too bad the "civilized" nations will probably never do anything to control their populations.
Actually, that is not true all. The birth rate in much of Europe and Asia is around or below break-even. The U.S. birth rate is around break-even. Canada is below break-even.
It's basically third-world countries that have exploding populations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fertility_rate_world_map_2.png
