This study looks at the relationship between population and GDP across twelve countries over the period 1974 to 2022. Using panel data regression analysis, the paper tries to answer if countries with a low population growth can/should increase their population growth rate to increase their output. The regression models used to answer this question are fixed- and random effects regressions. The results highlight a negative relationship between GDP growth and population growth as well as the impact of other economic variables commonly found in macroeconomic analysis.