http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2002/index.htm
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2002/swpmain_spa.htm
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2002/swpmain_fre.htm
http://www.unfpa.org/upload/lib_pub_file/25_filename_swp2002eng.pdf
http://www.unfpa.org/upload/lib_pub_file/23_filename_swp2002esp.pdf
http://www.unfpa.org/upload/lib_pub_file/66_filename_swp2002fre.pdf

The report argues that addressing population concerns is critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goals of cutting global poverty and hunger in half by 2015, reducing maternal and child deaths, curbing HIV/AIDS, advancing gender equality, and promoting environmentally sustainable development. Pointing to a “population effect” on economic growth, the report cites new data showing that since 1970, developing countries with lower fertility and slower population growth have seen higher productivity, more savings and more productive investment. They have registered faster economic growth.