Thanks for the answer- and I believe pop growth speed is the issue here. Ultimately, however, I decided to forfeit the game. I thought I could make my glorious Vicky II Empire on an Ageod game lol Being at war with both Austria and Russia for nearly a decade (52-60), my national morale fell dramatic...

Playing as Ottomans, currently 1853. People are forgetting how to read and write eventhough I do literacy campaigns each year. It fell from 36 or 38 to 33.