Definition of Malthusian
: of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it is checked by moral restraint or disaster (such as disease, famine, or war) widespread poverty and degradation inevitably result
- Malthusian worries are resurgent and people fear the consequences for an overcrowded planet
- —Economist
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