Fertility policies must focus on individuals

Countries should implement policies allowing women to make choices regarding their reproductive health.

Does the world have too many or too few people? The answer is that there is no perfect population number, and that policies that focus on fertility rates, undermine the reproductive rights and choices of women and girls. This message was reinforced in United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) recently published State of World Population Report , which shed light on the diverse perspectives across the globe around population dynamics and the potential impact it can have on society.