The Population Reference Bureau in the US reported that the population of Sub-Saharan Africa – the poorest region in the continent – is rising faster than most of the rest of the world, and that "Rapid population growth makes it difficult for economies to create enough jobs to lift large numbers of people out of poverty."
美国人口资料局报道称非洲撒哈拉以南地区不但是该大陆最贫穷的地区，而且人口比世界其它地方增长得都快，“人口暴增令经济难以创造足够的工作来帮助人民摆脱贫困。