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 by calculated after peasants leave.
• 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%.