In the Solow growth model, with a given production function, depreciation rate, saving rate, and no technological change, higher rates of population growth produce:

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In the Solow growth model, higher rates of population growth lead to higher steady-state growth rates of total output because more workers contribute to more total production. However, it does not increase the steady-state growth rates of output per worker or the steady-state ratios of capital per worker, as these are determined by savings, depreciation, and technological progress rates, not by population growth.

In the Solow Growth Model, with a Given Production Function