Thomas Malthus argued that because population increases by a geometrical ratio and food supplies increase by an arithmetical ratio, the world would have high rates of population growth and suffer from poverty and starvation.

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Thomas Malthus' theory, published in his 1798 book "An Essay on the Principle of Population," states that population growth would outpace food production and lead to inevitable poverty and starvation. He proposed that without constraints, such as war, famine, or disease, populations would inevitably reach unsustainable levels.

Thomas Malthus Argued That Because Population Increases by a Geometrical