Of or pertaining to the theories of Malthus, stating that population tends to increase faster than the means of subsistence and that poverty is inevitable unless the growth of population is checked.

马尔萨斯人口论的(马尔萨斯认为人口的增加比粮食的增加迅速，因此除非人口成长率受到控制，否则无法避免穷困)。