How does population work?

[red_jon]

How does it calculate your nations population? Do issues and acts affect it, or does it just grow over time?

[H Tower]

the faq doesn't talk about it, you might have to ask in the game's forums

[Drogue]

I think it just grows. Mines up to 7 million though, so I'm not complaining

[General Ludd]

I believe it is a reflection of your country's politics, the time it has been around, and the edicts that you issue.

[Dis]

I have a high mortality rate right now, so mine probalby won't grow as fast as others.

[Locutus]

I've been playing for about a week now and my population has more than tripled in that time, from 5 million (granted, not a high number to begin with) to 16 million Is it growing this rapidly for others as well or am I just a brilliant leader?

[Archaic]

Everyone starts from 5 Million. From there, growth is based on your country's politics, the time it has been around, and the edicts that you issue, just like Osweld said. If you're kind, or don't allow people to leave the country, expect rapid growth.

[Locutus]

Okay, didn't know everyone started with 5 million - I've seen countries with like 200 million pop (), so I figured that that was pretty unlikely...

Hmmm, rather odd since my Political Freedoms and Civil Rights were until today Outlawed and my Economy was Imploded in the first 5 days (now Basket Case)...

Oh well, everybody wants to join the Collective... (and even if you don't want to: resistance is futile )

[Archaic]

200 Million? They must've been playing since November or something.

[red_jon]

I think population is based solely on time, as my friend and I have very different politics, but both our nations populations have grown at the same rate.

From 5-10 million, it grows in increments of 1 million, 10-20 is 2 million, and so on, so it seems.

[Sandman]

I have a population of 124 million, in my 'barren and inhospitable' country.

[Locutus]

From 5-10 million, it grows in increments of 1 million, 10-20 is 2 million, and so on, so it seems.

Mine seems to have gone faster, but then again, I'm not sure, you may be right. I didn't have time to play every day last week, so I missed a few days... If you're right, I should have 18 million tommorow and 20 million on Friday...

[Drogue]

Originally posted by red_jon
I think population is based solely on time, as my friend and I have very different politics, but both our nations populations have grown at the same rate.

It's not, I have a population of 111 Million, while another country I started before, but do little on, has only 14 Million.

[Giovanni Wine]

EDIT: Drogue beated me on this

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Locutus
I've been playing for about a week now and my population has more than tripled in that time, from 5 million (granted, not a high number to begin with) to 16 million Is it growing this rapidly for others as well or am I just a brilliant leader?

I think that's normal. Mine was only started a week and a half or 2 weeks ago I think, and I have 111Million now