eli5 Why is population growth not going out of control?

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Why are populations just growing by 1-2% in some nations?
Shouldn’t it grow far quicker if the average couple has 2/3 kids? Removing 25% from those who don’t want kids.
Should people “nearly double”?

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As women gain access to education they figure out they can do more with their lives than just make babies so the birth rate declines in advanced countries.

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