22 related aspects of the world population problem are briefly dealt with: literacy, ocean fisheries, natural recreational areas, pollution, inflation, environmental illnesses, hunger, housing, climate change, overgrazing, crowding, income, urbanization, deforestation, political conflict, minerals, health services, water, unemployment, endangered species, energy, and individual freedom. Inflation, climatic change, and ocean pollution are 3 of the most global consequences of the problem, but there are many more. The analysis suggests that population growth deserves more worldwide attention than it is now getting.