| World Population Day | |
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| Date | July 11 |
| Next time | 11 July 2026 (2026-07-11) |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | When the population of the world reached 5 billion in the year 1987 |
World Population Day is anannual event, observed onJuly 11 every year, which seeks toraise awareness ofglobal population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of theUnited Nations Development Programme in 1989.[2] It was inspired by thepublic interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, the approximate date on which the world's population reached five billion people. World Population Day aims to increase people'sawareness on various population issues such as the importance offamily planning,gender equality,poverty,maternal health andhuman rights.[3]
The day was suggested by Dr. K.C.Zachariah in which population reached five billion when he worked as Sr Demographer atWorld Bank.[4] While press interest and general awareness in the global population surges at the increments of whole billions of people, the world population increases by 100 million approximately every 14 months. The world population was estimated at 7,400,000,000 on February 6, 2016 and reached 7,500,000,000 on April 24, 2017. The world population hit 7,700,000,000 in 2019.[5]
In November 2020,UNFPA, together with the governments ofKenya andDenmark, convened a high-level conference inNairobi to accelerate efforts to achieve these unmet goals. On World Population Day, advocates from around the world call on leaders, policymakers, grassroots organizers, institutions and others to help makereproductive health andrights a reality for all.[6] Recently, the global population passed 8 billion on November 15, 2022.
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