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He went on to say that population, when its growth is unchecked, increases in a Geometrical progression, such as 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and so on, in each successive generation. The food supply, on the other hand, increases, according to malthus, in Arithmetic progression, I.E. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. Modern demographers find malthusian view of power of population highly pessimistic. However, the facts that the world population is increasing at a fast rate notwithstanding various family planning measures, and world food security is under serious threat bear testimony that Malthus’S ideas are holding true even today. The essay is a great classic that firmly established malthus as a social scientist. The extraordinary quality of this book is that it is of great relevance to any society because the growth of population vs. The means to sustain them will always remain an issue. Moreover, migration of population, supply and cost of labour, population ageing, checks on growth of population, etc.