eli5: Why do Asian countries have such high populations?

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What the title says. India and china alone have almost 3 billion. Asia has over half the worlds population. Why has this historically been the case even though many Asian countries developed far slower than European countries.

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All of you who are saying that it is due to the abundance of food how then do you explain the population decline in Europe. There is no shortage of food.

In contrast, countries with much higher birth rates are poor and are either suffering from or at risk of ambrunes.

Countries with economically independent women, with greater rights, social protection, sexual freedom and sexual education = fewer children

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