How do i increase my population?

The higher moral is, the faster population grows.

A couple other things. Getting more planets helps too. Its fun to watch your pop score skyrocket after you conquer a bunch of planets. I think PQ also effects growth rate

Mark,

Low population will be the least of your worries in this game.

But if you really want high population growth:

1. You can buy rate increases as a trait bonus during game set-up;
2. Pop growth is tied to Morale. Building any morale-increasing social improvement will raise the number of people who can live on a planet before reductions due to overpopulation occur. Thus, in effect, +Morale = +Population;
3. Pop growth is also tied to PQ. Soil Enhancers, etc. will increase it, as will settling on the larger, better worlds;
4. Certain trade goods, like Aphrodisiacs, will increase it Empire-wide.

~SDC~