Publicly funded researchers push depopulation in the name of “sustainability”.

An article published by Liberty Sentinel claims that a study in Sustainable Development proposes reducing the world population to 4 billion by 2200. There is no independent evidence supporting the existence of a depopulation plan.

## The study that proposes cutting the population in half
An article published by **Liberty Sentinel** on 29 September 2026 claims that a study in Sustainable Development proposes cutting the world population in half, to about **4 billion** people, by the year 2200. The authors link this to “sustainable development” and add that survivors would have to accept a lower standard of living and “resource quotas”.

**Alex Newman**, of The New American, denounces the matter in the Behind The Deep State episode. The claim is circulating without independent evidence confirming a depopulation plan.

## From Malthus to Agenda 2030
Newman links the article to the UN's **Agenda 2030** Sustainable Development Goals and to a tradition that began with **Thomas Malthus**. He mentions the Club of Rome and **John Holdren**.

The label “neo-Malthusian” describes proposals that prioritise limits on population growth.

## The demographic crisis the study ignores
**Newman** stresses that fertility rates have already fallen below replacement level in much of the world. That level stands at around **2.1 children per woman** in developed countries.

According to his analysis, the real demographic crisis stems from an insufficient number of people, not an excessive one.