Date: Friday, 11 July 2025, 36th Annual Day.
Sponsor: United Nations
Objectives:
World Population Day is annually observed on July 11 for the following purposes:
- to draw public attention to the urgency and importance of global population issues,
- to promote awareness of the impacts of rapid population growth on health, development, and the environment.
Inception:
The World Population Day was held for the first time on 11 July 1990.
History:
In 1989, World Population Day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program through a resolution (A/RES/45/216). It was inspired by the public interest in the approximate date the world’s population reached five billion people — observed on 11 July 1987. Dr. K.C. Zachariah, a demographer at the World Bank, suggested the day.
Background:
One hundred years ago, the world’s population was no more than 2 billion. Nowadays, there are more than 7.8 billion people worldwide. Every year, about 83 million people are added to the world’s population. It is expected that the world’s population will reach 8.6 billion by 2030, 9.8 billion by 2050, and 10.9 billion by 2100, which will put a great burden on natural resources.
Population issues include but are not limited to population growth, family planning, marriage and reproduction, maternal health, gender equality, poverty, and human rights.
Annual theme in recent years:
2025 theme: “Empowering Young People to Create the Families They Want in A Fair and Hopeful World.”
2024 theme: “To Leave No One Behind, Count Everyone.”
2023 theme: “Unleashing the Power of Gender Equality.”
2022 theme: “A World of 8 Billion: Towards A Resilient Future for All.”
2021 theme: “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fertility.”
2020 theme: “How to Safeguard the Health and Rights of Women and Girls.”
2019 theme: 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, no specific theme.
2018 theme: “Family Planning is A Human Right.”
2017 theme: “Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations.”
2016 theme: “Investing in Teenage Girls.”
Official Website:
www.un.org/en/events/populationday/
what is the theme for 2024 world population day?
“To Leave No One Behind, Count Everyone.” (UN)