Volumne 5 No. 2
Population Notes
YEMEN.
The average woman in Yemen can be expected
to have 7 children during her lifetime. If
birth rates stay the same for the next three
generations, the typical Yemeni woman will
have -
* 7 children
* 49 grandchildren
* 343 great-grandchildren
* 2,500 great-great grandchildren
EUROPE.
The average family size in many parts of Europe,
however, is barely more than one child. A European
woman will have -
* 1 child
* 1 grandchild
* 1-2 great grandchildren
* 2-3 great-great grandchildren
The Yemeni woman - as well as women in Saudi
Arabia, Nigeria, Somalia and scores of other
countries - will have a thousand times as many
offspring as the European woman.
Varying population growth rates from region
to region are truly astounding. Never has a
situation even remotely like this existed in
all recorded history.
Source: Commentary, Number
27, International Movement For A Just World