World Population Day 2025: Top 5 Lies that Exploit the Masses Busted!

World Population Day 2025 is here. This event is marred by the misrepresentation of the global human population on Earth, not in figures, but in the essence of this action. The world population has suffered catastrophically due to the misuse of this day. Let's bust the myth about population today!

Population, exploding population, what to do? There are no jobs, fewer resources, and more mouths to feed. No wonder there are so many global problems we are facing today. Correct. Right?

Wrong! Facts couldn't be farther from the truth. Let's unveil the lies around this day.

World Population Day 2025: How it Began?

The World Population Census started around 1989 when the United Nations raised concerns about the planet's global population's impact on its resources. The initiative was started to raise awareness amongst the masses, but took a darker turn of fear-mongering. A concept where Earth's population was blamed for all the evil plaguing humanity. Some of these myths are:

1. Shortage of Water/Food, as there are more mouths to feed

2. Shortage of Jobs as there are too many Job Seekers

3. Shortage of Medicines as there are too many sick to cure

4. Shortage of Land/Houses, as there are too many homeless people for the shelters

   
   

These are some of the white lies peddled by capitalists/materialists or ill-informed people who haven't discovered the bigger picture. The United Nations never covers the complete picture of the general populace. Let's uncover these lies one at a time.

Lie #1: Planet Earth is Overpopulated

The most obvious lie. Earth is not overpopulated. Is there the same density of population in Asia, America, Europe, or Africa? No! Obviously not! Some countries have more population density than others due to better natural resources, such as food and water, working opportunities, or better education.

There is a disastrous level of mismanagement on the planet. With a few hoarding ample resources while the masses are left to hang dry. This is a symptom of a disease of the soul referred to as greed by saints.

The world today is indulging in reckless indulgence. There is enough for every human being's needs on this planet, not for their greed.

As correctly mentioned in the authoritative Sanatan Vedic scripture Srimad Bhagavatam (11.5.8)

न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति। हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्धते॥ "Desire is never satisfied by the enjoyment of sense objects; it only grows stronger, just as fire increases when fed with ghee"

King Yayati, after indulging in sensual pleasures (in today's context, consumerism, i.e., more food, fashion, tech, meat, etc.) for hundreds of years, realised one could never be satisfied with them. The more one consumed them, the stronger the desire to fulfil these became. Satisfaction comes from inner contentment, not outward indulgence.

The culprit, thus, is not overpopulation but excessive indulgence by man due to his greed. What does Sanatan Gyan tell about the needs of the populace then? It says the most empathetic advice.

“Annam bahu kurveeta” – Taittiriya Upanishad Produce abundant food, share it—do not fear abundance of life.

The Sanatan Gyan texts advise not to fear about the population, but to produce food from Mother Earth to feed the existing population. We, as a society, however, are doing the opposite today.

If we compare the food grown on planet earth today, plant-based diet vs animal-based diet, a grim, dark picture comes to mind, a food grown for greed to please the tongue, not the belly.

Do you still believe scarcity of resources is due to overpopulation? Or is it because of the overindulgence of the taste of animal or non-veg foods?

Doesn't the greed of the taste buds outweigh the need of the belly today?

Yes! Now you have broken the first myth associated with the overpopulation of planet Earth.

Lie #2: More People Mean Less Resources

The second lie widely believed by Earth's populace is that more people mean fewer resources for the common folk. If we consume something, it will be depleted. It doesn't take much science or brains to understand this, correct?

No, the logic is one-sided. This logic holds only if the resources don't regenerate or recycle themselves. From Earth Sanatan Gyan's perspective, it is a living being, a feminine entity. A mother to be revered. Ancient Vedic culture practised sustainability, where the four pillars to rejuvenate Earth's resources included gau-raksha (cow protection), vanaspati-veda (Sacred Plants knowledge), yagna (fire sacrifices for rain), and most importantly, simple living, high thinking.

Today's contemporary cultures practise high living, simple thinking. Due to this reason, they can't see beyond their needs for survival, i.e., eating, sleeping, mating, and defending. They will kill the planet's resources to upkeep their materialistic life. Here are some facts to open up your perspective.

Bharat, since its inception had the highest population density on earth, it contributed 27% to the world's GDP, and not once considered its high population a hindrance. It was a propaganda after the United Nations proposed it as a hindrance to Earth's survivability.

Here is the wisdom from the authoritative scripture Srimad Bhagavatam (7.14.8) on the same.

यावत् भृयेत जठरं तावत् स्वत्वम् इह देहिनाम् ।अधिकं यो अभिमन्येत स स्तेनः दण्डं अरहति ॥

Translation: One may claim proprietary rights over just as much wealth as is needed to maintain both body and soul, but anyone who claims more is a thief and deserving of punishment by the laws of nature.

Still think more people mean fewer resources? Guess not!

Lie #3: Less Population = More Development

Educated people, especially the youth, believe that developed countries with huge GDP and economic progress are due to their smaller national population. These countries are Japan, South Korea, Hongkong and the US, for instance.

This is absolutely hogwash!

These same countries have invested in other developing countries to protect their economic growth. They need more consumers for their products.

The truth is, these countries have better resource management plans for their populace. If not, so how come developed countries, after learning from their peers, have nearly caught up with them?

True development, according to Sanatan Gyan, is mentioned in the below verse of Srimad Bhagwatam (1.5.22)

धर्मः स्वनुष्ठितः पुँसां विष्वक्सेनकथासु यः।नोत्पादयेद्यदि रतिं श्रम एव हि केवलम्॥ Duties performed without generating attraction to the Lord are simply a waste of labor—even if materially successful

Here is a summary of economic development according to Vedia or Sanatan Gyan's scriptures:

Principle	Vedic View
Wealth	Accept only yāvad-artha (as much as needed)
Economy	Centered around agriculture, cow protection, and spiritual duty
Indicator of Prosperity	Greenery, rivers, healthy cows, happy people
Consumption	Meant for sacrifice and sharing (yajña)
Material Gain	Must lead to spiritual elevation
Hoarding/Excess	Considered theft and adharmic

Lie #4: More Population Fuels Poverty

The West has cunningly hidden its share of impoverished populace from the world, and sees only poverty in the Eastern countries. One only needs to see how the poor are treated in the West vs in the East. People who are poor in developing countries are happier and optimistic about life than those in the West.

A larger population is a resource that helps reduce poverty in the long run. People don't give priority to luxury but survival, optimising the resources to the fullest extent. Not blatant consumerism as promoted by the West. The cost of living, happiness index, and overall approach to life are positive.

Sanatan Gyan's outlook on poverty further clarifies the myth that population increases the poverty of a nation.

सा चाश्रितान्नो निःशेषं प्रजास्ते क्षेममायुषः। When kings and people abandon righteousness, the Earth withholds her bounty and ceases to support them

It is how people live that contributes to being rich or poor. The law of Dharma and doing proper karma make one prosperous. The West tried to exploit the East in the colonial era but couldn't stop the East from reaching its former glory. India or Bharat is a strong testament to this fact, isn't it?

Lie #5: Contraceptives, a Population Control Bane or Boom?

There has been a flood of contraceptives as a miracle cure for population control. It has been so blindly marketed that people think procreation is only about having a good time. One doesn't need to think about consequences today. Today, due to numerous factors, countries are facing a birth decline.

People today don't want to have kids. They want to indulge in illicit sex resulting in abortions, rapes, disowning of new borns, and most importantly rise of infertility in both men and women today.

Just view the rise of IVF treatments today!

Girls today start indulging in sex life from early to late teen years. They think it's too soon to have kids now, then it's their careers, they reach their late twenties in the blink of an eye, and then find out they are having complications having kids.

Then they lament Why didn't I have them sooner?

The Sanatan Gyan scriptures have a refreshing perspective on procreation and children. In the Bhagavad Gītā (7.11) Lord Krishna says:

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ। I am that desire/Kaam which is not opposed to Dharma, O Arjuna

The scriptures clearly warn against the children born from lust vs the children born from Dharma.

Aspect	Sanātana View (Bhāgavatam / Gītā)
Purpose of Sex	Procreation, unity, spiritual harmony within marriage
Acceptable Form	Within gṛhastha āśrama, for children and love
Illicit Sex	Leads to hellish suffering and karmic bondage
Lustful Indulgence	Ignites endless craving, blocks wisdom and liberation
Children born of Dharma	Elevate lineage, become spiritual assets
Children born of Lust	May become unruly, karmically troubled

Sanatan Gyan: From Ignorance to Enlightenment

The purpose of the Vedas is knowledge. It doesn't bend to any individual's agenda. The World Population Day 2025 is one amongst many hidden propaganda of the West to mislead the populace according to the whims of the few.

You simply need to rise and open your eyes to uncover the truth!