Looted or Razed Settlement: A very large penalty to growth results from a settlement that has been looted or razed.Foreign Armies and Under Siege: The presence of a foreign army in the region will decrease growth and a settlement under siege is decreased even further.Faction and Province Capitals: Receive specific bonuses to growth values.The amount each class is affected is based on the “Tax Rate Modifier” seen in the table below. Taxation: High taxes for your faction will decrease growth and vice versa.Public Order: As public order decreases, so does growth.Majority Culture: Having the majority culture in your area will increase growth, while having the minority will decrease it (opposite for foreigners).Food: Food shortages for your faction give a huge negative to population growth, while having a surplus will give a positive.These values are halved when your faction does not have the majority culture. Building Modifiers: Various buildings give bonuses to specific class growth, depending on the building type.

As that class’ population increases, it will get increasing negatives based on the “Penalty per 10k Population” value seen below. Base Growth: Each region’s base growth is dependent on the ratio of the total population to the population of a specific class.These factors vary based on population class and include: Population growth is influenced by a variety of in-game factors.

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