the sub saharan region had the world's highest average fertility rate at $4.00 with niger topping the list at $6.00 children poor women, followed by somalia at 6 congo. molly and chad. each having fertility rates of over 5. in fact, according to you and projections, the number of africans will double by 2050 and make up a quarter of the world's population. now the availability of family planning, including access to contraception and abortion, as well as a government population planning initiative also can help keep a certain population limited. but even with all of these in place, the global population will continue to grow. hence why planning and development is necessary all in order to prepare for our growing population. to discuss the population boom, we are now joined by a john wilmot, who is the u. n. director of a population division. thank you so much for joining me, john. on this happy to be here. so what are the main population concerns of the un is grappling with at the moment? well, it concerns we track the, the growth and the change of the global population. i think you e