Overpopulation

Overpopulation occurs when your Total Population exceeds your Maximum Population and can be viewed in your Affairs of the State page.

Effects and Triggers for Overpopulation

Note: these effects stack.

• Population exceeds Max Population: Your peasants will leave and no new peasants will be born. Peasants leave at a rate of 7% of total peasants or the amount you are overpopulated by, whichever of the two is lower.
• Population exceeds Max Population by 15%: Your army will refuse to attack and your troops (including thieves) will begin to desert. Troops desert at a rate of 20% the amount you are overpopulated over 115% by, calculated after peasants leave. Troop losses are calculated on all troops but only troops that are home will leave (troops out are immune from desertion, but will influence the total amount of troops that leave). These losses are calculated individually for each troop type. If you have sufficient soldiers then they can desert in place of a particular troop type.
• Population exceeds Max Population by 20%: Your thieves will refuse to work.
• Population exceeds Max Population by 35%: Your peasants will riot and your income is reduced by 50%.