English abstract
Since the start of the third millennium, the
world passed the juncture of severe population
growth. The combination of increased women»s
education, national and international support
for population policies, and expanded economic
and social development has led to low popula tion growth rates in many countries of the world.
However, population growth remained high in
certain countries in the Middle East, Southeast
Asia, and Central and North Africa, which are
still growing at relatively high rates. This increas ing population growth resulting from the natu ral increase in some countries and from exter nal migration in other countries (especially the
workers category) led to the creation of a set of
security challenges. Recently, researchers have
begun to develop clearer answers to questions
about how demographic shifts resulting from
population growth affect security.
