Population Increases in Civilization 6

1. Population growth depends on where the city will be built
The game highlights the areas where the construction of the city will be most desirable :

1. The best options are (green hexes), not bad (pale green hexes), neutral (gray hexes) and undesirable (hexes without backlight). The type of illumination depends on the number of rivers, lakes, fields and meadows that will generate food points.
2. Areas in the tropics and subtropics are most favorable for population growth and a civilization that finds itself there will have an advantage over a civilization that is located in a desert, temperate or even cold climate.

So the position on the map will have to be considered.

3. The growth of the city will be extremely difficult or even impossible if there is little free space around the city.
For example (close to or very close to the city) :
Mountains , glaciers , sea .
In the future, your settlement will need areas. If there are too many obstacles, you simply will not have enough space to put improvements for the population, which we will talk about below.

4. Also, you should not forget to put the city where the most rare resources are. You can certainly bet without rare resources, but in this case your population is unlikely to exceed 10 people.

For the population to grow, you need its contentment .

1. You must have rare resources to ensure the satisfaction of the population.
To meet all the needs of your nation, only one rare resource of the same type is consumed. All remaining surplus resources can be sold or exchanged.

2. Contentment is generated by buildings in the city, neighborhoods, and other improvements. They are spent when the number of residents in the city increases to support their mood at a happy or enthusiastic level. More contentment - more satisfied residents in the city

3.
The population of the city, whose citizens will be delighted with your management, will increase by 20%, and the city itself will give 10% more products

The population growth in the happy city will increase by 10%, and the city itself will produce 5% more products.

With zero satisfaction, you will not receive any bonuses, and population growth will slow down.

They need housing to grow their population

1. You must also provide housing for the population.

A city next to a river or lake starts its life with +3 housing points.
On the coast — c +1 .
Without access to water — 0.

The hex on which the city was set affects the initial housing limit.

2.Surplus housing
- If the number of housing in a city exceeds its population in
2 times or more, the growth rate of its population is standard.

- If the number of housing in a city exceeds its population
by 1, the growth rate of its population decreases by 50%.

- If the population of a city is equal to its housing or exceeds it by 1-4 times, the growth rate of its population decreases by 75%.

- If the population of a city exceeds its population by 5 or more people, the growth rate of its population decreases by 100% (growth stops).

The amount of food also affects population growth

1. The availability of food determines whether the city's population can grow and how fast. Every citizen living in the city consumes 2 meals per course.

2. There are many ways to increase the food supply in the city, and the more the game progresses, the more ways become available. The game will always keep track of food supplies in each city and notify you immediately if you have any problems with it.

3. There is one specific situation in which the growth of the city itself can cause the loss of a citizen :

If the city has an overabundance of food does not exceed 1 and there are no more hexes in the city providing at least 1 food item, then the next born citizen will need an additional 2 products, thus the food balance will become negative.

4. To enhance the food itself :
You can use builders to build a farm
A plantation on rare resources
Fishing boats on the water
Farms on bonus resources
Trading