Kinda yes, but at the same time the population grew massively. Almost uncontrollably looking at the African continent especially.
Governments and the ruling class have been obsessed with population control ever since #Malthus published his works in the late 18th century.
It is naive to think that #Malthusianism hasn't been a national security priority of every sufficiently wealthy country for the last 200 years. The fundamental business of the State *is* population control.
If this is new to you, start catching up.
https://archive.org/details/reportoffifthint00inteuoft

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