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It is indeed fine. In 1900 there were about 1.6 milliard people, versus the 8.3 today.
Oh no we are running out of people!
That's not the issue though? Running out of workers to support the retired people is.
It's not a solution to just increase the number of babies. What you describe is a social-political choice.
The earth is not in a good shape to carry the current number of people. That is a real issue.