Irrelevant. There haven't been as many people on the planet either. 8 billion people, my guy.
You're allowig propaganda to make you testerical and irrational. Take a breath.
Historically, the number of breeding pairs of humans has always been small. I grant you, it was for more reasons than just choice to be single. Nonetheless, that just means choice has replaced all those other things that kept the population in check. That's a good thing. It beats the alternative.
It's not selfishness. It's responsibility and accountability.