World Population Day

World Population Day
Date	July 11
Next time	11 July 2025(2025-07-11)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	When the population of the world reached 5 billion in the year 1987

Distribution of global population increase in 2016

World Population Dayis anannual event,observed onJuly 11every year, which seeks toraise awarenessofglobal populationissues. The event was established by the Governing Council of theUnited Nations Development Programmein 1989.It was inspired by thepublic interestin 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'sawarenesson various population issues such as the importance offamily planning,gender equality,poverty,maternal healthandhuman rights.

The day was suggested by Dr. K.C.Zachariah in which population reached five billion when he worked as Sr Demographer atWorld Bank.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.

In November 2020,UNFPA,together with the governments ofKenyaandDenmark,convened a high-level conference inNairobito 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 healthandrightsa reality for all.Recently 8 Billion Global population on November 15, 2022.

See also

• Agricultural effects and population limits from peak oil
• List of countries and dependencies by population
• List of population concern organizations
• Human overpopulation
• Negative Population Growth
• United Nations Population Fund
• The Revenge of Gaia

References

• Lartigue, Casey (2010-04-22)."Happy Earth Day! And Please, Live".The Korea Times.

External links

• UN population estimates and projections
• World and US Population clock