Population growth is an S-curve, not an exponential. Fertility rates will stabilize once developing nations catch up with the rest of the world.
And, in the short term, exponential may be a reasonable fit. Doesn't make it a long-term guarantee.
There's no real evidence yet in the stats for the next transition to a drop in the absolute growth numbers per year.
UN historical & projected data:
https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Graphs/1_Demographic%20Profiles/...