- Cost of living also plays a role in why developing and under developed nations are having a population growth that is maximized. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-countries-lowest-population-growth-222741738.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=YW5kcm9pZC1hcHA6Ly9jb20uZ29vZ2xlLmFuZHJvaWQuZ29vZ2xlcXVpY2tzZWFyY2hib3gv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEydxV45Et5AB-ruogM6R8L7CqcWme3P4OIPivB1ygESLzR3bUo5SMCrsf1PXNaJDv3L04jO-gt8s_I0ojj0D6lhutGkfP5ilyW6br1sYSbkck7W3Mm8ToTQAYxESLCc14E1zcrAvXEVFBjaCzxBj4LaQ5Pz-LuhU4KNovWm 2 comments economics