Since the establishment of theUnited Nations (UN) in 1945, three official international conferences on population have been held (in 1974, 1984 and 1994), and two other conferences on population have been convened (in 1954 and 1965).[1][2] This followed the first everWorld Population Conference was inGeneva from 29 August to 3 September 1927, organized by theLeague of Nations andMargaret Sanger.
Bucharest World Population Conference, 19–30 August 1974,Bucharest, Romania; the first International Conference on Population organized at the intergovernmental level by the United Nations, attended by more than 1,400 delegates from 136 countries (from a total of 138 UN member states at the time);
International Conference on Population and Development, 5–13 September 1994,Cairo, Egypt; the third International Conference on Population under the auspices of the UN, attended by 179 governmental delegations from UN member states, seven observers at governmental level, theEuropean Union, and several hundredNGOs.
International Conference on Population, 6–14 August 1984,Mexico City, Mexico; the second International Conference on Population, attended by representatives of 147 member states (from a total of 157 UN member states at the time);
^World Population Prospects. The 2010 Revision(PDF) (Report). Vol. I: Comprehensive Tables. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, United Nations, New York. 2011. p. 12.
